Update on Sargassum Seaweed Affecting Mexico's Beaches

When is sargassum season in Cancun. Does it affect your vacation?

The first massive arrival of sargassum in Mexican Caribbean waters was recorded in 2013 and continued during the following years. In 2019, the Mexican Navy ...

Seaweed in Playa del Carmen - how to avoid the algea - Leon Tours

But for a few years now, especially in summer, large amounts of seaweed in Playa del Carmen have been unestetically on Mexican beaches. Anyone on vacation ...

Good news for the 2023 sargassum seaweed bloom, researchers say

(NEXSTAR) – Many late summer vacationers to Florida, the Caribbean and parts of Mexico will have cleaner beaches to look forward to, ...

How to AVOID Tulum Seaweed & Sargassum in 2024

The Tulum seaweed problem has also had an immense impact on the tourism industry of Mexico (and other Caribbean countries). If you want to know ...

PLAYA DEL CARMEN BEACH SEAWEED UPDATE - YouTube

This video will take you to Playa Del Carmen Beach in Mexico and provide information and an update on the seaweed situation.

Cancun Seaweed Season: What to Expect and How to Prepare

The seaweed, known as sargassum, can negatively impact beach experiences by creating unpleasant odors, unsightly scenes, and limiting beach ...

What is sargassum? Here's why seaweed is piling up along Florida ...

An estimated 200 tons of sargassum already began washing up on beaches along the Yucatán Peninsula earlier this month, spurring local ...

The 7 Cancun Beaches Most Affected By Sargassum So Far In 2023

Officials around the Mexican Caribbean have begun to prepare for the impending sargassum season, which is also expected to top previous records.

Huge Atlantic seaweed bloom threatens beaches in Florida, Mexico

A sargassum bloom floats between the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa. The seaweed can choke corals, wreak havoc on coastal ecosystems and ...

A sargassum-free summer is forecast for these Mexican beaches

Quintana Roo's sargassum monitoring agency forecasts that the remainder of the year will be sargassum-free, boosting the state's economic ...

Experts Warn of High Sargassum Seaweed Levels in Mexico ...

According to Mexico News Daily, oceanographers from the University of South Florida discovered a mass of sargassum in the Atlantic Ocean that ...

MEXICO Sargassum Seaweed PROBLEM! Report from Playa del ...

Seaweed report from Playa del Carmen! The Mexican Caribbean is battling the massive arrival of seaweed in the last 2 weeks of April 2024.

Sargassum seaweed in Mexico: Health threats, what to know

But in the quantities seen in once-paradisical beach towns like Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and Xcalak, scientists say it can be dangerous to ...

Mexico's prized beaches threatened by smelly algae invasion

Sargassum seaweed fills the shore where fishermen push their boat to sea in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Wednesday, May 8, 2019.

Mexico & Caribbean Seaweed Report [for 2024] | Best All Inclusive

What's the latest news on Seaweed in Cancun? ... Tourism officials in Cancun don't expect their keep-it-off-the-beaches plan to solve the problem (because it ...

A decade of sargassum damage is suffocating Caribbean ecosystems

Similarly, Mexico's Federal Maritime Terrestrial Zone was granted $7 million for beach clean-up efforts. In Quintana Roo, an additional $1.7 ...

The Summer of Seaweed for the Riviera Maya and Playa Del Carmen

Update: As of spring 2024 in the Riviera Maya the seaweed is coming back at times. If you are interested in current situations on different beaches or in front ...

Sargassum surges in Mexico: From nuisance to new green industry?

2023 is shaping up to be a banner year for sargassum, a type of brown macroalgae now starting to wash up on beaches across the Caribbean.

The 2024 Guide to the Cancun Seaweed Season

The sargassum doesn't just affect Cancun. Beaches throughout the Caribbean – except those protected by mangroves or natural barriers – all the ...

How To Avoid This Pesky Problem That Overtakes Some ... - Explore

Nearly every east-facing beach in Mexico, particularly in Quintana Roo, is afflicted with sargassum. Some beaches get much more sargassum ...