Sargassum: Brown Tide or Golden Jewel? - Foresight Brief No. 024 May 2021
Massive episodic inundations of floating sargassum seaweed have been impacting shorelines on both sides of the tropical Atlantic since 2011. These influxes are now widely considered to be part of the ‘new normal’ facing vulnerable regions in the Wider Caribbean, West Africa and some parts of India. The seaweed itself is not harmful; floating sargassum at sea is beneficial as a unique habitat. It is the large floating mats clogging fishing gear and impeding navigation at sea, and the mass stranding on coastlines and ensuing decomposition that is highly detrimental to people, ecosystems, and economies.
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oai:wedocs.unep.org:20.500.11822-363152021-06-15T05:50:28Z Sargassum: Brown Tide or Golden Jewel? - Foresight Brief No. 024 May 2021 United Nations Environment Programme Cox, Shelly-Ann Degia, A. Karima Lopez, Ileana C. Science Division SARGASSUM SEAWEED MARINE ENVIRONMENT Massive episodic inundations of floating sargassum seaweed have been impacting shorelines on both sides of the tropical Atlantic since 2011. These influxes are now widely considered to be part of the ‘new normal’ facing vulnerable regions in the Wider Caribbean, West Africa and some parts of India. The seaweed itself is not harmful; floating sargassum at sea is beneficial as a unique habitat. It is the large floating mats clogging fishing gear and impeding navigation at sea, and the mass stranding on coastlines and ensuing decomposition that is highly detrimental to people, ecosystems, and economies. 2021-06-15T05:44:38Z 2021-06-15T05:44:38Z 2021 Briefs, Summaries, Policies and Strategies https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/36315 English Public Text application/pdf Global |
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Massive episodic inundations of floating sargassum seaweed have been impacting shorelines on both sides of the tropical Atlantic since 2011. These influxes are now widely considered to be part of the ‘new normal’ facing vulnerable regions in the Wider Caribbean, West
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