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Outlook of Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea for 2018

According to past experience, a winter bloom in the central West Atlantic often evolved into a major bloom in the Caribbean Sea in spring and summer. The past month of January to March 2018 showed the largest bloom in the central West Atlantic, as compared to the same months in history. The eastern Caribbean islands… Read More

MAPCO2 Buoy at La Parguera Marine Reserve

CARICOOS refurbishing the PMEL MAPCO2 Buoy at La Parguera Marine Reserve earlier this year. Sponsored by Sea Grant, this project seeks to develop a temporal and spatial characterization of carbonate chemistry in the area in order to assess the vulnerability of local reef barriers.