The Hotels Hope To Prevent The Seaweed From Impacting Their Guests Experience Hotels in Cancun have begun placing sargassum barriers in preparation for an anticipated surge of problematic seaweed. The news comes days after the local government announced it has also been preparing. Jesus Almaguer Salazar, the President of the Hotel Association of Cancun, Puerto …
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Potentially High Levels Of Sargassum Prompts Early Action Cancun and Quintana Roo as a whole have begun preparations for dealing with the arrival of seaweed (sargassum) in the region. The decision to start earlier than usual is predicated by potentially high amounts of the vacation-ruining seaweed. According to the Quintana Roo government website, prevention methods …
Early Build Up Threatens To Ruin Tourist Beach Days Premature buildups of seaweed are causing concern among travelers who have upcoming trips booked to Cancun. This particular type of seaweed, known as sargassum is an annual battle for coastal cities in the Mexican Caribbean and much further beyond. Cancun, Tulum, and Playa del Carmen have …
The current sargassum seaweed reality along the coastlines of Quintana Roo has drastically improved in comparison to earlier this year. Since the start of March 2021, over 43,300 tons of sargassum have been collected from beaches in Quintana Roo. The Mexican Navy Secretariat (Semar) recently reported that none of the state’s seven beach municipalities are …
After an abnormally challenging sargassum season this year, Playa del Carmen beaches receive a much needed clean with the help of local crews and of course – hurricane Grace passing through. The head of the Directorate of the Federal Maritime Terrestrial Zone, Marco Loeza Pacheco said in a recent interview that when hurricane Grace passed …
Sargassum has been a problem in major resorts of the Mexican Caribbean for almost a decade. But this summer season is bringing larger quantities than normal to these favorite tourist destinations. Last weekend alone, it was reported that over 2,000 tons of sargassum arrived in Mexican Caribbean coastal resorts. Each year sees the same battle …
The Mexican Secretariat of the Navy reported that 47 beaches in Quintana Roo including Cancun, Playa Del Carmen and Tulum can expect large amount of seaweed (Sargassum) accumulating this week. “The trajectories of our current models show three groups of sargassum have a high probability of landfalls on the coast this week,” said a statement from the Secretariat …
Thanks to a joint effort from tourism operators, local authorities, the navy, researchers and even NASA; there are a number of protocols to watch and manage the seasonal seaweed challenges that the Mexican Caribbean faces. Keeping a handle on the situation to ensure that the beautiful white sandy beaches are kept in pristine shape is …
The battle with seaweed (sargassum) is on for Cancun hotels and city workers. The Cancun Sun was on the ground in the famous hotel zone of Cancun this week to observe the seaweed accumulations over the course of the day. Here is exactly what to expect as visitors to Cancun during seaweed season. Can you …
It was a tough weekend for Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean in the fight against sargassum which is a brown type of seaweed that accumulates on beaches from May until August. 250 kilometers of beaches in Cancun, Riviera Maya and Tulum were affected. The arrival of the seaweed caught hoteliers off guard as the arrival …