Researchers have been wondering if sargassum can be used as fertilizer, and whether or not it can help reduce the cost for farmers and those who eat the food grown on U.S. soil.

US News Record-breaking sargassum invasion in Atlantic, Caribbean threatens to foul beach resorts By Andrew Wulfeck, FOX Weather Published June 4, 2025, 2:56 a.m. ET ...

The Belize government says it will allocate funding and offer incentives to facilitate the collection and transportation of ...

Sargassum, the stinky, slimy bane of beachgoers worldwide, returned to swarm South Florida beaches in late April as masses of the seaweed were spotted lining the shores of Miami Beach, a famous ...

Sargassum swimming crabs live in floating seaweed in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico (renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America). They are camouflaged and small but aggressive ...

Before 2011, sargassum was mainly found in the Sargasso Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America), although small amounts were also sighted in the Caribbean ...

For several years, certain beaches in the Caribbean, Mexico, West Africa, and even French Guiana have been invaded by massive carpets of brown algae. These algae are called sargassum. They wash ...

About 14.5 million metric tons of sargassum in March — a record for that month — was recorded between Africa and the Caribbean, according to University of South Florida oceanography professor ...

Sargassum season hits its peak from April to August, during the warm months. Since 2011, it has been more abundant in the Central Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America ...

Sargassum, a type of brown seaweed, is expected to increase on Florida's shores in the coming weeks. The University of South Florida predicts a significant sargassum season in 2025.