The maps show Sargassum abundance, with warm colors representing high abundance. In December 2020, the overall Sargassum amount increased in the offshore regions of the central Atlantic, including the Central West Atlantic (CWA, i.e., the region east of the Lesser Antilles in the maps above) and the Central East Atlantic (CEA). The following regions remained… Read More
In September 2020, the overall Sargassum amount further decreased across most of the central Atlantic. Moderate amount was still observed in the Central West Atlantic and most of the eastern Caribbean Sea.
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