As part of a natural biological cycle, seaweed has grown in small amounts in the Atlantic before being carried by currents into the Gulf of Mexico for thousands of years. However, since 2011, inhabitants of the region have noticed an increase in the amount of macro-algae washing up on their beaches.
As part of a natural biological cycle, seaweed has grown in small amounts in the Atlantic before being carried by currents into the Gulf of Mexico for thousands of years. However, since 2011, inhabitants of the region from Florida to Mexico and as far south as Brazil have noticed an increase in the amount of macro-algae washing up on their beaches.
In early July, a 550 kilometer-long mass of sargassum seaweed slowly made its way through the Caribbean, draping the shores in a thick coat of algae. The phenomenon is one of many being discussed at the upcoming, an online conference bringing together islands from around the world to collaborate on sustainable development.
Usually, sargassum would accumulate on shore for two or three weeks a year in small clumps, but as Mexico National University’s Rosa Rodríguez-Martínez, : “We are getting sargassum almost from March to October. So basically, more than half of the year we are receiving massive amounts. It’s impressive. It's a problem. Economical problem, ecological, and probably a human health problem also.”... [+]
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