Puerto Morelos with a high amount of sargassum as of today September 22, 2019
Sargassum has already affected the Caribbean of Mexico in recent years and from April, with the arrival of spring and warmer temperatures, it extends until September. So far, in addition to Tulum, it has affected the tourist beaches of Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Xcalak and Mahahual. “We have a massive and colossal arrival for some unknown biological reason. Puerto Morelos is not the exception of this plant known as ALGA MARINA, which, when decomposed, gives off a fetid odor. This seaweed that has had an increase in its reproduction affects visually and also gives off an odor that drives away tourism
Sargasso in Puerto Morelos is arriving again in smaller quantities, although it seems that people are already getting used to it, it is still a latent problem for the Riviera Maya
Paris Palacios
A Sargasso Monitoring Network in Quintana Roo reports with more than 14 points on the state’s coast with a massive presence of sargassum, as well as in most of Cancun to Puerto Morelos. … In total there are 20 points between the continental zone to the island of Cozumel that already report a high presence of this seaweed
Fly Riviera Maya
An average amount of sargassum is reported only on the shore of Puerto Morelos beach
This ALGA occurs for different reasons, one of them, the increase in nutrients in the sea, climate change and meteorological and oceanographic variations. It is presumed that it originates from the detachment of aggregations of this species in the “Sargasso Sea”
Sargassum is a marine macroalgae that floats on the surface of the ocean and that in its ecological balance serves as an important habitat for many marine species, since it provides food, shade and shelter for fish, shrimp, crabs and turtles
