31 Oct 2023

Under normal conditions, the floating macroalgae Sargassum spp. provide habitat for hundreds of types of organisms. However, the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt (GASB) that emerged in 2011 has since then caused unprecedented inundations of this brown seaweed on Caribbean coastlines, with harmful effects on ecosystems while posing challenges to regional economies and tourism, and concerns […]

21 Mar 2023

The giant mass of sargassum is expected to continue to grow and peak this summer, dumping seaweed on some Florida beaches as it decomposes. Florida beaches may soon be overrun by massive patches of the foul-smelling seaweed. It is the Atlantic sargassum belt, and while not new, it has been growing bigger than ever. This […]