Regional leaders highlight sargassum crisis at global conference
1 Oct 28 · 11d ago · 1 article · 1 post · 2 sources · development 1 of 2
At a global sargassum conference in Cancún, Barbados's minister of environment calls for regional and international support, framing the crisis as a threat to small island developing states.
“Our beaches are filthy, the smell is horrendous. Small island developing states need the support of our regional brothers and sisters.”
Santia BradshawCommander Álvaro Villanueva Mexican Navy commander leading sargassum operationsChuanmin Hu Director, Optical Oceanography Lab, University of South FloridaSantia Bradshaw Barbados Minister of Environment, National Beautification, and FisheriesMexican Navy Government agency conducting sargassum removal operations
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first by HN Frontpage, 8d ago · also Boston Globe, NYT
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Not that bad actually. They probably clean this beach daily for tourists.Back when I lived in Cancún I remember 1-2 meters high mountains of sargassum in less touristic beaches like Playa Coral.Eg:
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We have been having a similar issue in my hometown in Greece (photo from this June: https://i2.prth.gr/files/2026-06-08/thermaikos-plankton-mkt....). Ours is plankton and I think the cause might be runoff from fertilizers and years of wastewater. It started getting worse around 2017.
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Can this particular weed be eaten as-is, by human or animal, or is it known to e.g. be toxic or full of waste? Because it seems to me rather beneficial that the ocean washes it up on the shoreline ready for pick-up.
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while sargassum is a bane for beaches, corals, and tourist industries, it's a big boon for ocean life far off the coast.
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who knew runoff from tons of fertilizer and adding load of CO2 to the oceans would grow plants
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