Playa del Carmen Awaits Federal Approval to Return 20,000 Tons of Sand Recovered from Sargassum
Playa del Carmen could return some 20,000 tons of sand separated from sargassum to its beaches starting in November, pending…
Sargassum
Mexico Assigns $110 Million Navy Budget to Fight Sargassum in Quintana Roo
Mexico's 2027 budget assigns about $110 million to the Navy to collect sargassum in Quintana Roo, sidelining state and municipal…
Sargassum and Low Season Drive Tulum Beach Weddings to Decade Low
Sargassum and the low season have pushed beach weddings in Tulum to their lowest demand in a decade, a Civil…
Quintana Roo Removes More Than 124,000 Tons of Sargassum as Season Nears End
Quintana Roo crews have removed 124,852 tons of sargassum from its beaches since April, with Playa del Carmen the hardest-hit…
Cancún Hotel Group Develops Own Technology to Tackle Sargassum
Grupo Palace says more than a decade of in-house research and machinery has cut sargassum volumes and restored Cancún-area beaches.
Canacintra Calls for Federal Rules to Scale Up Sargassum Industry in Quintana Roo
Business leader José Luis Acosta Quiam says small-batch products cannot absorb the tons of sargassum reaching Caribbean beaches each day.
Mexican Navy Admits Scale of Sargassum Crisis, Shifts Focus Offshore
The Mexican Navy will focus on stopping sargassum offshore as record volumes reach Quintana Roo beaches.
International CARIBS Project to Launch in Cancun to Tackle Sargassum
A French-backed alliance of Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and France will launch in Cancun on Sept. 29 to tackle…
Sargassum Recedes in Northern Quintana Roo as Navy Breaks Collection Record
Northern Quintana Roo beaches show sharply reduced sargassum levels, and the Navy has collected a record 123,400 tons in 2026.
Sargassum Collection Drops in Playa del Carmen as Season Winds Down
Sargassum collection in Playa del Carmen has dropped to 30 tons per day, signaling the end of the peak seaweed…