fusiforme, which is marketed as hijiki (or hiziki ... No matter how you deal with the sargassum situation, it's clear that there are a few different ways to remove these plants from the coast and to ...

Playa del Carmen, Mexico, (EFE).- The Mexican Caribbean is facing one of its worst sargassum seasons in recent years, with over 20,000 tons of seaweed already collected in the first half of 2024 ...

Record amounts of sargassum seaweed are predicted to impact Florida beaches this summer. The seaweed bloom, larger than in previous years, is fueled by rising ocean temperatures and nutrient-rich ...

Stinky, unsightly and potentially harmful – there are a litany of adjectives used to describe the naturally-occurring type of macroalgae called Sargassum, and none of them are positive.

While the Gulf Stream may offer some protection, sargassum is already appearing on Florida beaches. Scientists are using satellite technology to monitor and predict sargassum movement and beach ...

Sargassum, a type of brown seaweed, is expected to increase on Florida's shores in the coming weeks. The University of South Florida predicts a significant sargassum season in 2025. Red tide is ...

The brownish looking seaweed variety is called sargassum and is flooding the shores of South Florida this year. There aren’t many seasons in South Florida. The wet season. The dry season.

Among the most intriguing discoveries is that the polysaccharides from Sargassum fusiforme can inhibit the proliferation of leukaemic cells via the PI3K/AKT/BAD pathway, both in vitro and in vivo.

But now, all of that is under threat. The explosive growth of a type of seaweed called sargassum is wreaking havoc on economies, coastal environments and human health across the islands.

IN MAY, JUNE AND JULY ARE THE PEAK MONTHS WHERE PLUMES OF SARGASSUM SEAWEED MAKE IT ONTO OUR BEACHES. AS THIS SEAWEED PROVIDES A HABITAT FOR SEA TURTLES AND EVEN FISH. IT’S A REALLY GOOD THING ...

The vast majority of this type of seaweed, called sargassum, is still floating out in the central Atlantic Ocean, where it doesn’t pose too many problems. The issues start when the seaweed ...