Coastal regions of Florida and Cancun are preparing for an unprecedented arrival of sargassum seaweed, as satellite imagery indicates record-setting blooms in the Atlantic and Caribbean. The University of South Florida’s Optical Oceanography Lab reports that sargassum levels in April surpassed previous records, with concentrations in the eastern Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean exceeding historical norms by over 200%.
Dr. Chuanmin Hu, a professor of oceanography at USF, emphasized the magnitude of the bloom, stating, “A 5% or 10% increase over a record isn’t typically a major concern, but a 40% jump is significant” . Estimates suggest approximately 30 million metric tons of sargassum
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