Sargassum has been arriving in better portions than typical for this early within the season in Playa del Carmen in current days. The arrival of a lot sargassum has led the native authority to take motion to clear the seashores. As giant quantities of sargassum proceed to reach, Playa del Carmen is getting ready to take away it.
The sargassum season within the Mexican Caribbean normally lasts from Could to October, with July and August being the worst months. This yr, the season began a lot earlier, with the primary algae arriving in January.
A number of seashores in Cancun have been affected, in addition to the most well-liked seashore on Isla Mujeres, which is mostly much less affected than others, and now Playa del Carmen can also be experiencing its arrival.
Authorities proceed to make use of procedures to forestall and take away sargassum, nevertheless it generally is available in such giant portions that it’s nearly unimaginable to maintain up with it.
Naval vessels are sometimes deployed to gather it earlier than it reaches the seashores, and limitations have been erected in some areas to forestall it from washing ashore. Nonetheless, the most well-liked methodology of preserving sargassum off the seashores of the Mexican Caribbean is to take away it as soon as it arrives.
Sargassum is faraway from seashores primarily by hand and by heavy equipment with the assistance of volunteers and native authorities.
Within the case of Playa del Carmen, it was introduced earlier this month that new gear would arrive to help within the removing and containers would even be delivered for the short-term storage of sargassum. It was additionally introduced {that a} barrier can be erected within the space of the marina.
Solidaridad Metropolis President Lili Campos Miranda addresses the sargassum drawback in Playa del Carmen, calling on residents and the administration to work collectively to forestall and do away with it.
“I invite and name on all residents of Solidaridad to take part within the cleanup of sargassum,” she said. She started by thanking the individuals and the municipality for his or her assist in eliminating sargassum, earlier than including that “the federal government of Zofemat is already totally ready to maintain sargassum as quickly because it arrives.”
