Author Archives for CARICOOS

NEW CARIBBEAN REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIP (CROP) DATA PORTAL

The Caribbean Regional Ocean Partnership (CROP) is pleased to announce the launch of the new CROP Data Portal (https://crop.caricoos.org). Features include:  More than 60 coastal and ocean data products and visualizations for the Caribbean region. Easy accessibility to products by category, source, region, tags, or by search result. You can also make personalized lists of… Read More

Outlook of 2021 Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico* May 31st, 2021, by University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab (huc@usf.edu)

The maps below show Sargassum abundance, with warm colors representing high abundance. In May2021, the Sargassum amount continued to increase across the central west Atlantic (CWA) and the Caribbean Sea (CS), which also sets a new historical record for the month of May. Large amount of Sargassum was observed in CWA, i.e., the region east… Read More