Sargassum has arrived!

Sargassum is a brown algae that provides refuge, food, and breeding grounds for multiple species of crabs, fishes, sea turtles, among other species. These algae can travel long distances because it has pneumatocysts (gas-filled structures) that make it stay at the ocean surface and be transported by wind and currents. Although Sargassum has been declared… Read More

Outlook of 2020 Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea- June 30th, 2020, by University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab

The maps below show Sargassum abundance, with warm colors representing high abundance. In June 2020, the Sargassum amount continued to increase 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), the Central East Atlantic (CEA), and… Read More

Experimental Weekly Sargassum Inundation Report (SIR v1.2) By the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the University of South Florida (USF) – Status: Jun 16-22, 2020

Since 2011, large accumulations of Sargassum is a recurrent problem in the Caribbean Sea, in the Gulf of Mexico and tropical Atlantic. These events can cause significant economic, environmental and public health harm. These experimental Sargassum Inundation Reports (SIR) provide an overview of the risk of sargassum coastal inundation in the Caribbean and Gulf of… Read More

Experimental Weekly Sargassum Inundation Report (SIR v1.2) By the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the University of South Florida (USF)

STATUS JUNE 9-15 Since 2011, large accumulations of Sargassum is a recurrent problem in the Caribbean Sea, in the Gulf of Mexico and tropical Atlantic. These ticevents can cause significant economic, environmental and public health harm. These experimental Sargassum Inundation Reports (SIR) provide an overview of the risk of sargassum coastal inundation in the Caribbean… Read More pic by Fito

AOML-CARICOOS & NAVY HURRICANE GLIDERS ARE PART OF A MAJOR EFFORT TO USE Unmanned systems TO help fill scientific data gaps during COVID-19

NOAA ramps up use of drones to collect fish, seafloor and weather data Unmanned systems helping fill scientific data gaps during COVID-19 Source: NOAA – June 19, 2020 Three shiny, orange-red autonomous surface vessels set out on the water from Alameda, California, in May bound for the Bering Sea where they will survey the nation’s… Read More

More than 1,000 people reached through webinar series

Despite the multiple challenges that covid-19 has brought, and in order to adapt to this new reality, CARICOOS Outreach and Education staff explored new ways to continue its mission of educating users about the correct use of its products and services. To address this issue, on April 2020 CARICOOS collaborated with the National Scholastic Surfing… Read More

Outlook of 2020 Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico* May 31st, 2020, by University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab

The maps below show Sargassum abundance, with warm colors representing high abundance. In May 2020, the Sargassum amount continued to increase 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), the Central East Atlantic (CEA), and… Read More