Is the seaweed bad in Mexico?
Sargassum is a kind of sea plant called “seaweed.” It smells bad and is generally unattractive. Now, this seaweed is invading an area of Mexico’s Caribbean coast called the Riviera Maya. It is amassing along beaches and turning the beautiful waters brown. Experts warn that this may be the new normal.Click to see full answer….
Sargassum is a kind of sea plant called “seaweed.” It smells bad and is generally unattractive. Now, this seaweed is invading an area of Mexico’s Caribbean coast called the Riviera Maya. It is amassing along beaches and turning the beautiful waters brown. Experts warn that this may be the new normal.Click to see full answer. Also question is, is there still a seaweed problem in Mexico 2019?From August 28: Sargassum season 2019 is over according to the Quintana Roo Tourism Promotion Council, reports Mexico News Daily. From June 20: A floating barrier has been installed to prevent sargassum reaching the shores of Playa del Carmen in Quintana Roo.Furthermore, is there still seaweed in Riviera Maya? Riviera Maya and Playa del Carmen On the beaches and in the ocean. Though there is also some better news. Seaweed is being removed and some parts are just clean and have no Seaweed. Riviera Maya and Playa del Carmen today, May 2019, have some areas completely Seaweed free. Then, how bad is the seaweed problem in Mexico? Mexico has spent $17m in an attempt to clear 500,000 tons of sargassum seaweed from its Caribbean beaches, but the problem only seems to be getting worse. In turn, rotting sargassum increases the sea’s acidity and temperature and reduces oxygen, said García.Is seaweed a problem in Cancun?Cancun Has a Nasty Seaweed Problem and Tourists Are Staying Away. An algae named sargassum is washing up, turning beaches into a slimy, brown eyesore with a smell like rotten eggs.
