Sargassum

Royal Caribbean officials and local authorities discuss sargassum mitigation efforts on a beach in Mahahual, Quintana Roo.
A conceptual image showing a barge collecting sargassum seaweed offshore from Cancún's coastline.
Sargassum barriers installed along the coast of Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, to contain seaweed influx.
Aerial view of sargassum barriers installed along a Quintana Roo coastline
Workers cleaning sargassum on a Cancún beach with machinery and manual labor
Workers cleaning sargassum from a beach in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Workers manually removing sargassum seaweed from El Recodo beach in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
A large pile of sargassum seaweed washed up on a sandy beach