Seaweed

The brown macroalgae in the genus Sargassum belong to the order of Fucales. Many species live in shallow water and coral reefs in the world's temperate and tropical oceans. The genus is best known for its planktonic species.

Sargassum seaweed harvested in Fort Lauderdale is reused.

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How sargassum seaweed harvested in Fort Lauderdale is reused

Sargassum has taken over Salgar's beaches in Colombia.

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Sargassum seaweed appears in Salgar, Colombia

Sargassum blocks, known as sargablocks.

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Construction of a Refugee Site from Sargassum Blocks in Cancun

Construction of a Small Satellite for the Study of Sargasso in the Dominican Republic.

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A Small Satellite to Search for a Solution to the Sargasso Problem in the Dominican Republic

Tourists can be seen walking along sargasso filled beach in Punta Cana.

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Export of sargassum from the Dominican Republic begins

In the Dominican Republic, Origin by Ocean, a Finnish seaweed refining company, began operations with its first export of sargassum from Punta Cana to its bioprocessing plant in Finland, to convert it into raw material for the cosmetics and food industries.

Scores of dead fish wash up on the beaches of Mahahual.

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Dozens of dead fish wash up on Mahahual's beaches

When dragging the hook the seaweed is hooked, impairing the sport fishing activity.

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Sport fishing, affected by the arrival of sargassum

Sargassum generated the greatest impact on Parquecito beach, in the center of Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica.

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Latest on sargassum seaweed in Costa Rica 2022

Panamanian Caribbean coasts

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Panamanian Caribbean coasts present unusual sargassum proliferation

Producing biogas from sargassum co-digestion.

Science

University and entities generate biogas from sargassum co-digestion

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Science

Sargassum in pharmaceutical biotechnology for spirulina industry

Early warnings on the arrival of sargassum can be produced using numerical models.

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Numerical models to produce early warnings on the arrival of sargassum

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The National Polytechnic Institute produces biodiesel from sargassum

Navy sargassum ship

Cancun

Navy sargassum boats have an efficiency of 20%, reveals engineer

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Biodiversity

Research: Sargassum is solution for wastewater treatment

Playa del Carmen is one of the most affected areas in the Riviera Maya by sargassum.

Playa del Carmen

Tourist rescued from drowning in the sea with sargasso in Playa del Carmen

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