Looks like the east side is still getting drowned in sargassum. Anybody been over there in the last few days? Seems like a really bad situation since they don't really have anywhere to put the stuff once it's washed up.
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When I was there last month it was bad over there, although not as bad as it was at the same time in 2019. Unlike then, there were actually people in the water at the beach just north of Chen Rio and we were not the only customers at Chen Rio.Looks like the east side is still getting drowned in sargassum. Anybody been over there in the last few days? Seems like a really bad situation since they don't really have anywhere to put the stuff once it's washed up.
Time for tactical nuclear weapons?Earlier this month as I was leaving I read on line that three very large masses of sargassum were being tracked and heading towards QR.
It has also been speculated that something that is contributing to the killing of hard corals on the Cozumel reefs may be hitching a ride into the area on the sargassum.That and climate change. Since neither of those problems are likely to get any better in the near term, I would like to think a technology solution could be implemented to mitigate the impact. I guess we will see how many resources the Mexican government is willing to throw at this problem to protect the wildlife and their tourism dollars.