Since long ago, pelagic Sargassum mats have been known to be abundant in the Sargasso
Sea, where they provide habitat to diverse organisms. However, over the last few years …

Climate change (along with other factors) has caused an increase in the proliferation of
brown algal mats floating freely along the Atlantic Ocean since 2011. These brown algae …

Massive strandings of the pelagic brown algae Sargassum have occurred in the Caribbean,
and to a lesser extent, in western Africa, almost every year since 2011. These events have …

The recent periodic influx of massive quantities of pelagic Sargassum spp.(sargasso) into
the Caribbean has posed ecological, social, and economic challenges to the region …

There has been a rapidly growing interest across the Caribbean region in utilizing stranded
pelagic sargassum as a primary resource for developing uses, turning this hazard into an …

During the past years, the ecological integrity and biodiversity of marine ecosystems have
been highly threatened due to the controlled or uncontrolled release of high concentrations …

Sargassum spp. are brown algae present in the tropical and subtropical waters of the world's
oceans. Benthic or pelagic, Sargassum spp. represent substantial amounts of biomass when …

Pelagic Sargassum, usually found at the Sargasso Sea and the Western portion of the North
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, has been detected in many new locations through the tropical …

In recent years there have been massive inundations of pelagic Sargassum, known as
golden tides, on the beaches of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and West Africa, causing …

In recent years pelagic Sargassum has invaded the coastlines of the Caribbean region, Gulf
of Mexico, Florida and West Africa, triggering human health concerns and negatively …