CARICOOS-Virgin Islands

Outlook of 2026 Sargassum blooms – September 30, 2026

A perspective for the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America by University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab (bbarnes4@usf.edu, yuyuan@usf.edu, huc@usf.edu) The map above shows the average Sargassum abundance for the month of September 2026, with warm colors representing higher abundance. The top color (dark red) indicates that 0.5% of the ocean surface is covered… Read More Sargassum outlook bulletin for the month of September 2026.

Outlook of Sargassum Blooms – July 31, 2026

A perspective for the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America by University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab (bbarnes4@usf.edu, yuyuan@usf.edu, huc@usf.edu) The map above shows the average Sargassum abundance for the month of July 2026, with warm colors representing higher abundance. The top color (red) indicates that 0.4% of the ocean surface is covered by… Read More Sargassum Outlook July 2026