“As predicted last month, while the spatial distribution patterns of Sargassum remained stable, Sargassum amount in each region increased in May considerably,” researchers stated. “In every ...

Playa del Carmen, Mexico, (EFE).- The Mexican Caribbean is facing one of its worst sargassum seasons in recent years, with over 20,000 tons of seaweed already collected in the first half of 2024 ...

"As predicted last month, while the spatial distribution patterns of Sargassum remained stable, Sargassum amount in each region increased in May considerably," researchers stated. "In every (area) but ...

Record amounts of sargassum seaweed are predicted to impact Florida beaches this summer. The seaweed bloom, larger than in previous years, is fueled by rising ocean temperatures and nutrient-rich ...

Scientists at the University of South Florida's Optical Oceanography Lab project that this year's sargassum mass may exceed all records. On April 30, they estimated a 40 percent increase over the ...

Stinky, unsightly and potentially harmful – there are a litany of adjectives used to describe the naturally-occurring type of macroalgae called Sargassum, and none of them are positive.

The volume of the fast-growing algae was so great that booms placed in the Red Hook area to prevent the Sargassum from reaching the shore collapsed under the weight of the seaweed, DPNR ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Sargassum is washing up along the entire Texas coast and locally on Padre Island and Mustang Island. Experts said it is a challenge to determine how much of the floating ...

Sargassum seaweed is observed on April 22, on the Northside of St. Croix. More sargassum is expected across the USVI. (Source photo by Jesse Daley) Sargassum levels across the eastern Caribbean and ...