A report from the University of South Florida's Optical Oceanography Lab indicates that approximately 27 million metric tons of sargassum have been recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico as of July 2026. This data was released on August 1, 2026.
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27 million metric tons of sargassum reported in Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico
The University of South Florida's Optical Oceanography Lab reported that around 27 million metric tons of sargassum have been recorded in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico as of July 2026. The report was published on August 1, 2026.
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27 million metric tons of sargassum reported in Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico