Massive blooms of sargassum have choked coastlines, devastated the tourism sector, and decimated local fisheries. The new resolution formally recognizes sargassum as a global environmental priority, ...

If you’ve been on the coasts of Florida in the last couple of weeks, you’ve probably seen bunches of brown seaweed washing up on the shore. That’s called sargassum. It’s a macro algae that blows ...

Record levels of sargassum seaweed are impacting Florida beaches and coastal areas. While beneficial in the ocean, sargassum buildup on shores creates a foul odor and poses environmental concerns. The ...

A study led by researchers at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science has found that certain populations of the seaweed sargassum have experienced a significant decline over the ...

Every year, sea turtles hatch on Florida's beaches and make their way from the sand to the ocean—a critical journey that determines their chances of survival. As these hatchlings navigate obstacles ...

Off the eastern coast of North America, free-floating brown seaweed called sargassum makes up what's known as the Sargasso Sea — the only sea without a land boundary, bounded instead by four ocean ...

Sea Education Association’s SSV Corwith Cramer sailing near a mat of holopelagic sargassum. The vessel played a critical role in the research through the collection of field mesurements. TAMPA, Fla.

Sargassum seaweed is creating major new obstacles for sea turtle hatchlings, drastically slowing their crawl to the ocean and increasing their risk from predators and heat. Despite the physical ...

The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is an immense, recurring accumulation of brown macroalgae drifting across the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Composed of the floating seaweed Sargassum, this natural ...

2. Check the Cancun Seaweed Reports Online Visit the Sargassum Monitoring site’s real-time Cancun Seaweed Report to understand better seaweed conditions and the best Cancun beaches to visit. For those ...