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Sargassum seaweed blooms draw renewed attention
Original: Sargassum
Sargassum, the brown seaweed that forms massive drifting blooms across the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean, is back in the news. Scientists, including researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, track the floating mats, which wash ashore in huge quantities, affecting coastlines, tourism and marine life across the region each year.
Why now: People are discussing sargassum because large seaweed blooms affecting Atlantic and Caribbean coastlines are a recurring seasonal concern.
SargassumWoods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionCaribbeanAtlantic Ocean
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- Sargassum · Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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