Sargassum seaweed /tags/sargassum-seaweed Sargassum seaweed en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:06:00 GMT Sargassum disrupting sea turtle nesting season; hatchlings could get blocked /environment/2026-06-17/sargassum-disrupting-sea-turtle-nesting-season-hatchlings-could-get-blocked Nesting season began a little over six weeks ago, and this week marks NOAA's official Sea Turtle Week. The most recent Southwest Florida numbers available are from, roughly, the end of the first week of June, and they are about the same as this time last year. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:06:00 GMT /environment/2026-06-17/sargassum-disrupting-sea-turtle-nesting-season-hatchlings-could-get-blocked Tom Bayles Record sargassum bloom makes 'landfall' along coastlines from Florida to Texas /2026-06-09/record-sargassum-bloom-makes-landfall-along-coastlines-from-florida-to-texas Record amounts of sargassum seaweed are washing onto beaches from Florida to Texas creating foul odors, frustrated beachgoers, and threatening coastal economies across multiple states. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:30:00 GMT /2026-06-09/record-sargassum-bloom-makes-landfall-along-coastlines-from-florida-to-texas Leslie Hudson Record tons of sargassum arriving in Southeast Florida, Florida Keys, Caribbean /environment/2026-05-26/record-tons-of-sargassum-arriving-in-southeast-florida-florida-keys-caribbean By mid-April the seaweed, which looks a lot like a watery sweet potato casserole with the brown, crusty topping, had spread across the entire Caribbean Sea, with substantial amounts pushing into the Gulf. Huge amounts washed up along many Caribbean shorelines in what USF researchers call "beaching events" in the bulletins issued at the end of every month. Tue, 26 May 2026 10:46:06 GMT /environment/2026-05-26/record-tons-of-sargassum-arriving-in-southeast-florida-florida-keys-caribbean Tom Bayles Miami-Dade’s sargassum problem isn’t going away — and neither are the costs /environment/2026-05-12/miami-dades-sargassum-problem-isnt-going-away-and-neither-are-the-costs This year is predicted to be another big sargassum year, which could potentially be more record-breaking than the 2023 and 2025 seasons. And the problem is only expected to get worse. Tue, 12 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-05-12/miami-dades-sargassum-problem-isnt-going-away-and-neither-are-the-costs Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald From shores to shelves: Researchers turn sargassum into a common processed food ingredient /environment/2026-03-26/sargassum-florida-beaches-seaweed-food A Florida team has turned a common cause of frustration for many beach-goers into a new food opportunity, after discovering that a common processed food ingredient can be extracted from the sargassum seaweed that at times plagues our beaches. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:23:21 GMT /environment/2026-03-26/sargassum-florida-beaches-seaweed-food Sofia Zarran Largest 'marine bioinvasion' of sargassum ever recorded heading to Florida, Caribbean /environment/2026-03-18/largest-marine-bioinvasion-of-sargassum-ever-recorded-heading-to-florida-caribbean Massive piles of sargassum, the size of which have not been seen before, are floating this way, right now, sure to coat the beaches of Florida's East Coast, the Keys, and various Caribbean islands Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:20:19 GMT /environment/2026-03-18/largest-marine-bioinvasion-of-sargassum-ever-recorded-heading-to-florida-caribbean Tom Bayles Warming waters could be contributing to the decline of the Sargasso Sea and its Gulf supply /environment/2025-12-10/warming-waters-could-be-contributing-to-the-decline-of-the-sargasso-sea-and-its-gulf-supply You may know sargassum as the stinky algae that periodically washes ashore, but it's been an important breeding habitat for many marine species in the Atlantic. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:29:00 GMT /environment/2025-12-10/warming-waters-could-be-contributing-to-the-decline-of-the-sargasso-sea-and-its-gulf-supply Jessica Meszaros Shifting climate alters pattern of Atlantic’s giant seaweed blobs /environment/2025-12-05/shifting-climate-alters-pattern-of-atlantics-giant-seaweed-blobs Blooms of yellowish-brown seaweed along the Equator are breaking records and defiling beaches, while a centuries-old patch farther north is disappearing. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 21:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-12-05/shifting-climate-alters-pattern-of-atlantics-giant-seaweed-blobs Eric Niiler | The New York Times Southeast Florida might be spared from record-shattering Sargassum season /environment/2025-06-06/southeast-florida-might-be-spared-from-record-shattering-sargassum-season Current estimates suggest that there are around 37.5 million metric tons of sargassum involved in this latest bloom. Despite some of these alarming numbers, current predictions are iffy on how much of an issue sargassum will be for, say, Key Biscayne or Miami Beach. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:55:00 GMT /environment/2025-06-06/southeast-florida-might-be-spared-from-record-shattering-sargassum-season Theo Miller | Key Biscayne Independent A record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, scientists say /americas/2025-06-03/seaweed-sargassum-beaches-caribbean A new report says that a record 38 million metric tons of sargassum piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, with more expected this month. It’s the biggest amount of algae spotted in the region since scientists began studying the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt in 2011. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:40:08 GMT /americas/2025-06-03/seaweed-sargassum-beaches-caribbean Danica Coto| Associated Press