Seaweed snare: Sargassum stops sea turtle hatchlings in their tracks
FAU researchers found hatchlings took significantly longer to crawl to the water when sargassum was present.
Tag: sargassum proliferation
From flatscreens to bioimaging: Putting sargassum seaweed to good use
A University of Miami doctoral student is experimenting with sargassum to produce fluorescent carbon dots.
FAU tells story of Atlantic’s sargassum surge using 40 years of data
The review sheds new light on the origins and development of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt.
Florida’s ocean economy depends on science
More than half a million Floridians work in ocean-related sectors, contributing nearly $40 billion to the state’s GDP.
USF experts lead on sargassum research, monitoring and prediction
When the yellow-brown seaweed washes ashore, the decaying biomass harms people, marine life and economies.
Stinky beach? Florida lawmaker wants Chinese polluters held accountable
China’s carbon emissions help fuel the proliferation of sargassum on Florida beaches, impacting tourism.
A toxic seaweed choking Caribbean beaches could become a valuable resource
Climate change is warming oceans and they are becoming more acidic, causing more intense growth of sargassum.
Turning seaweed from beaches into a building material – A Q&A with the co-founder of Sargassum Eco Lumber
A Q&A with Raquel de Antonio Crespo of Sargassum Eco-Lumber, which converts sargassum and plastic into eco-friendly lumber.
Advancing ocean science with ‘trailblazing’ PACE mission
A new NASA mission called PACE will help scientists better understand the ocean and atmosphere.
Caribbean startups are turning excess seaweed into products that help cut back on chemicals
Sargassum is being turned into nutrient-rich biofertilizers and other organic products, but there are hurdles to scaling the industry.