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FAU graduate student uses Miss Fort Lauderdale crown to turn science into action
FAU graduate student and Miss Fort Lauderdale Paige Aldred is combining marine science with community outreach, using her platform to raise awareness about water quality, Sargassum ,and sustainability.
Scientists explore turning beach sargassum into fish food
As the world’s population continues to grow, so does the challenge of feeding it.
Huge blankets of seaweed are smothering coastlines from the Caribbean to Mexico
Some 27 million metric tons of self-sustaining sargassum have been recorded in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in July, according to a report released Friday by the University of South Florida’s Optical Oceanography Lab.
Sizing Up the Sargassum Belt
Seaweed composing the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt hit near-record levels in June 2026, with the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America both reaching all-time highs.
Space images have found a 5,000-mile seaweed belt across the Atlantic: Scientists say it can clog beaches and create public health problems
Seaweed is no longer just an aquatic flora, it has now transformed into a nuisance, especially for scientists. Sargassum, a genus of brown macroalgae that was once largely confined to the Sargasso Sea has evolved into the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt that stretches across 5,000 miles.
REV Ocean Begins First Operational Research Season With Ten-Mission Science Program
The missions cover seamount ecosystems off Brazil, in the Sargasso Sea, and across the Eastern Tropical Pacific—alongside Sargassum dynamics, mesophotic and deep-sea biodiversity, transboundary MPA networks, and the science-to-policy pipeline.
Record seaweed invasion leaves beachgoers gagging as fumes raise health fears
Record sargassum seaweed levels hit South Florida beaches in May, creating foul rotten egg odors and disgusting beachgoers across coastal communities.
From nuisance to raw material: Trying to solve the sargassum crisis
As increasing amounts of sargassum are washing up on beaches in Mexico, companies are working to solve the crisis sustainably.
Science 4 Everyone: Why is there so much brown seaweed on the beach?
Have you seen brown seaweed all over the beach and in the ocean? Storm Team4 meteorologist Ryan Miller explains why there's more sargassum than usual.
“Record-High Sargassum” Indicates 2026 Is Going To Be A Huge Year For Giant Ocean Blobs, And They’re Headed For Florida
Strap in, folks. Strong winds mean sargassum season has come early.