[HTML][HTML] Massive Influx of Pelagic Sargassum spp. on the Coasts of the Mexican Caribbean 2014–2020: Challenges and Opportunities

V Chávez, A Uribe-Martínez, E Cuevas… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since late 2014, the Mexican Caribbean coast has periodically received massive, atypical
influxes of pelagic Sargassum spp.(sargasso). Negative impacts associated with these …

[HTML][HTML] A brief review of anaerobic digestion of algae for bioenergy

JJ Milledge, BV Nielsen, S Maneein, PJ Harvey - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
The potential of algal biomass as a source of liquid and gaseous biofuels has been the
subject of considerable research over the past few decades, with researchers strongly …

The great Atlantic Sargassum belt

M Wang, C Hu, BB Barnes, G Mitchum, B Lapointe… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Pelagic Sargassum is abundant in the Sargasso Sea, but a recurrent great Atlantic
Sargassum belt (GASB) has been observed in satellite imagery since 2011, often extending …

Testing the climate intervention potential of ocean afforestation using the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt

LT Bach, V Tamsitt, J Gower, CL Hurd… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Ensuring that global warming remains< 2° C requires rapid CO2 emissions reduction.
Additionally, 100–900 gigatons CO2 must be removed from the atmosphere by 2100 using a …

The ocean as a solution to climate change: five opportunities for action

O Hoegh-Guldberg, K Caldeira, T Chopin… - The blue compendium …, 2023 - Springer
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Nutrient content and stoichiometry of pelagic Sargassum reflects increasing nitrogen availability in the Atlantic Basin

BE Lapointe, RA Brewton, LW Herren, M Wang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The pelagic brown macroalgae Sargassum spp. have grown for centuries in oligotrophic
waters of the North Atlantic Ocean supported by natural nutrient sources, such as excretions …

[HTML][HTML] Golden Tides: Problem or Golden Opportunity? The Valorisation of Sargassum from Beach Inundations

JJ Milledge, PJ Harvey - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2016 - mdpi.com
In recent years there have been massive inundations of pelagic Sargassum, known as
golden tides, on the beaches of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and West Africa, causing …

Species composition and chemical characterization of Sargassum influx at six different locations along the Mexican Caribbean coast

E Vázquez-Delfín, Y Freile-Pelegrín… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last decade, unprecedented arrivals of pelagic Sargassum (Sargassum influx) have
been reported for the Caribbean coasts causing severe ecological and economical …

Sargassum inundations in Turks and Caicos: Methane potential and proximate, ultimate, lipid, amino acid, metal and metalloid analyses

JJ Milledge, S Maneein, E Arribas López, D Bartlett - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Caribbean has been experiencing beach inundations of pelagic Sargassum, causing
environmental, health and financial issues. This study showed variations in the composition …

Pelagic Sargassum for energy and fertiliser production in the Caribbean: A case study on Barbados

TM Thompson, BR Young, S Baroutian - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years pelagic Sargassum has invaded the coastlines of the Caribbean region, Gulf
of Mexico, Florida and West Africa, triggering human health concerns and negatively …