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Sargassum Seaweed Invades Caribbean, Florida, and Mexico Beaches
27.07.2023 - 18:08 / smartertravel.com
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It’s a clear and sunny morning on Miami’s North Beach when I walk out to the balcony of my family’s vacation rental to do my morning scan of the beach below. There are some joggers and a few early-risers lounging in the post-sunrise glow, but all I can focus on is the thick line of brown separating the sand from the waves. The sargassum seaweed invasion that has been affecting North America’s tropical zones, from as far south as Trinidad and Tobago to as far east as Belize, was just as bad in Florida as I had feared it might be.
With the advantage of height, I spent my mornings in Miami surveying the beach from the balcony for our spot where the seaweed was not as thick. Once on the beach, I would tip-toe over the squishy and twiggy-feeling seaweed, trying to get to the water as quickly as possible. Occasionally, I’d miscalculate and enter the ocean only to be caught in a tangled mess of the stuff. Eventually, I’d give up, forcing myself to be satisfied with a quick dip and then retiring to my beach towel to close my eyes, listen to the ocean, and pretend the seaweed wasn’t there.
Sargassum seaweed blooms have been a regular occurrence in this part of the world for years, but 2018 has been the worst year yet. Throughout the Caribbean, seaweed is washing up in massive amounts, and while hotels and cities are doing their best to clear it from the beaches, more keeps on coming. This year, Cancun made headlines for its endless deluge of seaweed; in June, the Quintana Roo Secretary of Ecology reported that the region had removed 717 tons of sargassum seaweed so far in 2018. The clean-up in Cancun and other major destinations throughout the Caribbean and along the Gulf Coast is ongoing, but on islands and beaches with fewer resources, the seaweed is piling up faster than anyone can keep up.
Related: 8 Places Where Air Pollution Can Ruin Your TripIf you’re in the midst of planning a beach vacation in Florida, the Caribbean, or anywhere along the Gulf of Mexico, you’re likely to encounter this invasive vegetation. Here’s everything you need to know about sargassum seaweed, so you can be prepared and plan your beach vacation accordingly.
What’s Causing It?The sargassum seaweed invading the beaches is a new kind of natural disaster. It was only in 2011 that this region of the world began seeing an influx of seaweed. Not much is known about what caused the seaweed blooms, but scientists agree that this new phenomenon is not entirely natural. In 2016, a team of researchers tracked the blooms to an a tropical region near the northeast of Brazil, where the massive originating bloom has been thriving thanks to a rise in ocean temperatures
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