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[[File:Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt 2.jpg|thumb|upright=2|{{center|'''The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt'''<br />shown along with the Sargasso Sea and major currents in the North Atlantic{{hsp}}<ref>{{cite journal | last=López Miranda | first=José Luis | last2=Celis | first2=Lourdes B. | last3=Estévez | first3=Miriam | last4=Chávez | first4=Valeria | last5=van Tussenbroek | first5=Brigitta I. | last6=Uribe-Martínez | first6=Abigail | last7=Cuevas | first7=Eduardo | last8=Rosillo Pantoja | first8=Izarelly | last9=Masia | first9=Luis | last10=Cauich-Kantun | first10=Citlali | last11=Silva | first11=Rodolfo | title=Commercial Potential of Pelagic Sargassum spp. in Mexico | journal=Frontiers in Marine Science | publisher=Frontiers Media SA | volume=8 | date=2021-11-12 | issn=2296-7745 | doi=10.3389/fmars.2021.768470}} [[File:CC-BY icon.svg|50px]] Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License].</ref>}}]]

The '''Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt''', is a large mass of [[Sargassum]] in the Atlantic Ocean that is the largest [[Algal bloom|macroalgae bloom]] in the world..<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wang |first=Mengqiu |last2=Hu |first2=Chuanmin |last3=Barnes |first3=Brian B. |last4=Mitchum |first4=Gary |last5=Lapointe |first5=Brian |last6=Montoya |first6=Joseph P. |date=2019-07-05 |title=The great Atlantic Sargassum belt |url=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaw7912 |journal=Science |language=en |volume=365 |issue=6448 |pages=83–87 |doi=10.1126/science.aaw7912 |issn=0036-8075}}</ref> This sargassum was first reported by Christopher Columbus in the 15th century but recently appeared in 2011 in the Atlantic.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-07 |title=The creeping threat of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/07/great-atlantic-sargassum-belt-seaweed-visible-from-space |access-date=2023-03-18 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Since then, the blooms have grown larger each year and hurt the tourism in the Caribeaan, due to the smell and it's ability to attract insects.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yong |first=Ed |date=2019-07-04 |title=Why Waves of Seaweed Have Been Smothering Caribbean Beaches |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/07/great-atlantic-sargassum-belt-here-stay/593290/ |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref> The current belt is estimated to be 5.5 metric tonnes and 5,000 miles long, stretching from [[West Africa]] to the [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outlook of 2023 Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico |url=https://optics.marine.usf.edu/projects/SaWS/pdf/Sargassum_outlook_2023_bulletin2_USF.pdf |website=University of South Florida}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-16 |title=A giant, rotting mass of seaweed threatens beach season in the U.S. |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/seaweed-blob-great-atlantic-sargassum-belt-beach-threat |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Environment |language=en}}</ref> The buildup of Sargassum is caused by nutrients flowing into the Atlantic from water discharged by the [[Amazon River|Amazon]] and upwelling currents rising off West Africa. The Sargassum Belt, while in the [[Sargasso Sea]], is different, composed of different [[Glossary of plant morphology|morphological types]] of Sargassum. The Sargassum Belt has also been found to possess lower [[biodiversity]] than the Sargasso Sea and is mainly composed of more highly nutrient-efficient organisms.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Schell |first=Jeffrey |last2=Goodwin |first2=Deborah |last3=Siuda |first3=Amy |date=2015-09-01 |title=Recent Sargassum Inundation Events in the Caribbean: Shipboard Observations Reveal Dominance of a Previously Rare Form |url=https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2015.70 |journal=Oceanography |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=8–10 |doi=10.5670/oceanog.2015.70 |issn=1042-8275}}</ref>
The '''Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt''', is a large mass of [[Sargassum]] in the Atlantic Ocean that is the largest [[Algal bloom|macroalgae bloom]] in the world..<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wang |first=Mengqiu |last2=Hu |first2=Chuanmin |last3=Barnes |first3=Brian B. |last4=Mitchum |first4=Gary |last5=Lapointe |first5=Brian |last6=Montoya |first6=Joseph P. |date=2019-07-05 |title=The great Atlantic Sargassum belt |url=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaw7912 |journal=Science |language=en |volume=365 |issue=6448 |pages=83–87 |doi=10.1126/science.aaw7912 |issn=0036-8075}}</ref> This sargassum was first reported by Christopher Columbus in the 15th century but recently appeared in 2011 in the Atlantic.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-07 |title=The creeping threat of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/07/great-atlantic-sargassum-belt-seaweed-visible-from-space |access-date=2023-03-18 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Since then, the blooms have grown larger each year and hurt the tourism in the Caribeaan, due to the smell and it's ability to attract insects.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yong |first=Ed |date=2019-07-04 |title=Why Waves of Seaweed Have Been Smothering Caribbean Beaches |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/07/great-atlantic-sargassum-belt-here-stay/593290/ |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref> The current belt is estimated to be 5.5 metric tonnes and 5,000 miles long, stretching from [[West Africa]] to the [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outlook of 2023 Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico |url=https://optics.marine.usf.edu/projects/SaWS/pdf/Sargassum_outlook_2023_bulletin2_USF.pdf |website=University of South Florida}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-16 |title=A giant, rotting mass of seaweed threatens beach season in the U.S. |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/seaweed-blob-great-atlantic-sargassum-belt-beach-threat |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Environment |language=en}}</ref> The buildup of Sargassum is caused by nutrients flowing into the Atlantic from water discharged by the [[Amazon River|Amazon]] and upwelling currents rising off West Africa. The Sargassum Belt, while in the [[Sargasso Sea]], is different, composed of different [[Glossary of plant morphology|morphological types]] of Sargassum. The Sargassum Belt has also been found to possess lower [[biodiversity]] than the Sargasso Sea and is mainly composed of more highly nutrient-efficient organisms.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Schell |first=Jeffrey |last2=Goodwin |first2=Deborah |last3=Siuda |first3=Amy |date=2015-09-01 |title=Recent Sargassum Inundation Events in the Caribbean: Shipboard Observations Reveal Dominance of a Previously Rare Form |url=https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2015.70 |journal=Oceanography |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=8–10 |doi=10.5670/oceanog.2015.70 |issn=1042-8275}}</ref>


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The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt
shown along with the Sargasso Sea and major currents in the North Atlantic [1]

The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, is a large mass of Sargassum in the Atlantic Ocean that is the largest macroalgae bloom in the world..[2] This sargassum was first reported by Christopher Columbus in the 15th century but recently appeared in 2011 in the Atlantic.[3] Since then, the blooms have grown larger each year and hurt the tourism in the Caribeaan, due to the smell and it's ability to attract insects.[4] The current belt is estimated to be 5.5 metric tonnes and 5,000 miles long, stretching from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico.[5] [6] The buildup of Sargassum is caused by nutrients flowing into the Atlantic from water discharged by the Amazon and upwelling currents rising off West Africa. The Sargassum Belt, while in the Sargasso Sea, is different, composed of different morphological types of Sargassum. The Sargassum Belt has also been found to possess lower biodiversity than the Sargasso Sea and is mainly composed of more highly nutrient-efficient organisms.[7]

USF Sargassum Watch

References

  1. ^ López Miranda, José Luis; Celis, Lourdes B.; Estévez, Miriam; Chávez, Valeria; van Tussenbroek, Brigitta I.; Uribe-Martínez, Abigail; Cuevas, Eduardo; Rosillo Pantoja, Izarelly; Masia, Luis; Cauich-Kantun, Citlali; Silva, Rodolfo (2021-11-12). "Commercial Potential of Pelagic Sargassum spp. in Mexico". Frontiers in Marine Science. 8. Frontiers Media SA. doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.768470. ISSN 2296-7745.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  2. ^ Wang, Mengqiu; Hu, Chuanmin; Barnes, Brian B.; Mitchum, Gary; Lapointe, Brian; Montoya, Joseph P. (2019-07-05). "The great Atlantic Sargassum belt". Science. 365 (6448): 83–87. doi:10.1126/science.aaw7912. ISSN 0036-8075.
  3. ^ "The creeping threat of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt". The Guardian. 2023-03-07. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  4. ^ Yong, Ed (2019-07-04). "Why Waves of Seaweed Have Been Smothering Caribbean Beaches". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  5. ^ "Outlook of 2023 Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico" (PDF). University of South Florida.
  6. ^ "A giant, rotting mass of seaweed threatens beach season in the U.S." Environment. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  7. ^ Schell, Jeffrey; Goodwin, Deborah; Siuda, Amy (2015-09-01). "Recent Sargassum Inundation Events in the Caribbean: Shipboard Observations Reveal Dominance of a Previously Rare Form". Oceanography. 28 (3): 8–10. doi:10.5670/oceanog.2015.70. ISSN 1042-8275.
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