A large bank of Sargassum turns towards the archipelago of Guadeloupe
Sargassum seaweed to approach. The whole of the Caribbean appears to have been affected by the invasion of seagrass rafts drifting in our direction from the African coasts. Grounding predictions are not good.
The view is impressive! Sargassum mass approaching 8000 km.
It must weigh more than 6 million tons. This wave was detected by the satellite. part of the African coast, and it is currently heading, according to international forecasts, towards Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.
According to American scientists, this belt of Sargassum algae could reach unprecedented proportions.
It is expected to reach the southern United States in July, but before that, this algae will have crossed the Caribbean. And in the first place among the most affected islands: Guadeloupe, the Northern Islands, Martinique.
American Daily newspaper USA Today cited mail international He asserts that this unusual development of Sargassum is largely related to human activity, in particular due to
“Lawn fertilizers, wastewater or agricultural runoff, which release more pollutants into rivers, lakes, and oceans.”
In response to a question from the American Daily, Even biologist Brian Lapointe, an algae specialist at Florida Atlantic University, specifies that
“these [polluants] It is the common point of reproduction of all these algae, whether it be Sargassum or Red Tide [provoquées par l’algue Karenia brevis] or blue algae
Brian Lapointe, biologist
For the next few weeks we shall therefore have to deal again with the regular cultivation of seaweed throughout the West Indies.
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