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Starting in 2015, Cancun tourism was significantly impacted by the appearance of large amounts of smelly, unsightly brown Sargassum seaweed on its white sand beaches every summer. [25] By 2021, Sargassum season had become an annual occurrence at many Caribbean beach destinations, including Cancun. [26]
The arrival of heaps of brown sargassum on the coast's normally pristine white sand beaches comes just as tourism is recovering to pre-pandemic levels, though job recovery in the country's top ...
During the Sargassum inundation event in 2018, 11,000 Acute Sargassum Toxicity cases were reported in an 8-month span on just the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. [34] Massive amounts of floating Sargassum present a physical barrier preventing corals and seagrasses from receiving sufficient light, fouling boat propellers, and ...
Another example is Sargassum, which creates unique floating mats of seaweed in the tropical waters of the Sargasso Sea that serve as the habitats for many species. Some members of the class, such as kelps, are used by humans as food. Between 1,500 and 2,000 species of brown algae are known worldwide. [5]
Sargassum is a lifeline for fish nurseries, hungry migratory birds and sea turtle hatchlings, but in mass quantities can be a killjoy for beachgoers. Another record blob of sargassum measured in ...
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The development of the belt 2011–2018. This Sargassum was first reported by Christopher Columbus in the 15th century but recently appeared in 2011 in the Atlantic. [4]As of 2023, the belt is estimated to weigh about 5.5 million metric tonnes and extends 5,000 miles (8,000 km), stretching from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico.
Southeast Florida and the Florida Keys will be largely free of the sargassum until late May, this month’s report predicts. The next update will be released near May 1.