Sargassum seaweed on Florida beaches is blocking sea turtle hatchlings from reaching the ocean, increasing their risk of ...

What has been an occasional problem in Florida has turned into an annual scourge as heaps of rotting, stinky brown seaweed pile up every year along the coast during the prime beach months. Sargassum, ...

Sargassum seaweed can block sea turtle hatchlings from making it to the ocean, but helps once they reach the sea.

Sargassum expansion across the Atlantic is tied to nutrient pollution and ocean circulation. Its growth now affects ...

Sea turtles’ harrowing journey to the ocean is being hampered by large blooms of sargassum seaweed (Abbey M. Appelt, Florida Atlantic University) All three species are endangered due to habitat loss, ...

In Florida, large mats of sargassum are increasingly washing ashore, creating another obstacle for loggerhead, leatherback ...

While it's finally the time of year of spontaneous and relaxing beach trips for Floridians, it's also the time of year when heavy blankets of smelly seaweed coats our coasts. Sargassum, a naturally ...

This week’s beachcombing survey brought in a fresh batch of Sargassum washed ashore — and with it, some of the ocean’s most elusive hitchhikers: sargassum shrimp. These tiny crustaceans, often ...

Sargassum pipefish, relatives of seahorses, are masters of camouflage, resembling the seaweed they inhabit. These fish are pelagic, living in the open ocean attached to sargassum, and are found in the ...

This week’s beachcombing survey along the Texas coast brought an exciting find — several sargassum frogfish, also known as anglerfish, hidden among the freshly washed-up mats of seaweed. These ...

Mexico has declared sargassum from the Caribbean a "fishery resource with development potential," allowing its collection in the open sea and opening the door to industrial projects to process the ...