Outlook of 2021 Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico* Feb 28th, 2021, by University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab (huc@usf.edu)
The maps above show Sargassum abundance, with warm colors representing high abundance. In February 2021, the Sargassum amount remained high across the central Atlantic. Large amount of Sargassum was observed in the Central West Atlantic (CWA, i.e., the region east of the Lesser Antilles in the maps below) while the amount in Central East Atlantic… Read More
