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Sargassum seaweed, which has caused havoc in the past for the tourism sector of Antigua & Barbuda, is again making its way to the country’s shores. Chairman... Chairman of the Antigua Hotels and ...

Each year, between March and October, large amounts of brown seaweed called sargassum wash up on the shores of Caribbean islands—choking beaches, damaging marine life and threatening tourism and ...

A woman sunbathes on a beach during the sargassum seaweed in Playa del Carmen, Mexico on June 3, 2025. REUTERS. As part of the Mexican government’s response, officials planned to focus on ...

Researchers have been wondering if sargassum can be used as fertilizer, and whether or not it can help reduce the cost for farmers and those who eat the food grown on U.S. soil.

Sargassum hurts ecosystems and economies wherever its overgrown arms reach. And the seaweed is reaching into Florida’s waterways, coating marinas and beaches in the Miami area.

Sargassum has made its return to Florida beaches for 2025. Will this be a record year for the stinky algae? Toxic algae in Martin County prompts DOH water advisory.

The sargassum swimming crab is a remarkable pelagic crustacean that thrives among the drifting mats of seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.