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Quintana Roo sargassum crisis & control

30 clusters · 125 sources · last updated 5 days ago

Latest: Sargassum affects 42% of monitored beaches in Quintana Roo

President Claudia Sheinbaum’s two-stage, 2-billion-peso programme, launched in July 2026, expands across Quintana Roo’s five tourist corridors. Phase 1 (768.7 m pesos) added two ocean-going tugboats, six coastal sargacer

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Sargassum crisis drives regional circular economy efforts

29 clusters · 141 sources · last updated 15 days ago

Latest: Mexico implements new technologies and alliances for marine conservation

The sargassum crisis continues to escalate as the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt (GASB) reaches record masses, with estimates hitting 37.5 million metric tons in mid-2025. This massive expanse of floating algae creates se

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