Cancun, Mexico –Quintana Roo’s beaches are facing a significant influx of sargassum, marking the first major wave of the season. According to Esteban Amaro, president of the Sargassum Monitoring Network, this surge is primarily due to a “surada” event, characterized by strong, dry winds from the south and southeast. Sargassum is a type of free-floating …
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Large Volumes Still Being Collected Despite Some Beaches Enjoying Lesser Weeks As much as eight hundred tonnes of sargassum seaweed was collected from Cancun’s beaches in June, and over four thousand tonnes in 2022 so far. The staggering figures highlight the monumental task faced by the popular tourist town. According to the government of Benito …