Sargasso: the invasion that has become the main problem of the Mexican Caribbean

Some Mexican Caribbean beaches cease to be the paradise dreamed by tourists from around the world to become a real ecological nightmare because of the invasion of the sargbado, an alga that pollutes the shores of the Yucatan Peninsula.

The gorgeous white-sand beaches of Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum, including the island of Cozumel, have been transformed into a giant seaweed cemetery that prevent from enjoying the sea, disfigure the landscape and give off a nauseating odor.

Sargbadum has not only become a problem for tourists who can not enjoy the sea, the main attraction of the region, but also for local operators and the Mexican government.

The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, considers that it is a question of state. He therefore urgently summoned environmental experts to explain the phenomenon he described as "unnatural" and announced that he would economically support Quintana Roo's service providers. , where the beaches most affected by algae invasion

Sargbadum has become a real threat from an ecological, tourist and economic point of view. According to experts, it is expected this year to arrive 1 million tons of seaweed, an extraordinary amount that multiplies by five the 170 000 tons arrived last year, said the agency EFE.

Sargbadum is clbadified as a macroalgae that usually grows naturally in tropical seas. In the North Atlantic Ocean, far from the coast, it forms what is called the "Sargbado Sea", veritable floating seaweed forests that have hindered the sailing of the first conquerors of the sea. # 39; America.