Sargassum seaweed in the Caribbean: A major public health problem still unsolved
Dabor Résière, Hatem Kallel, Jonathan Florentin, Rishika Banydeen, Keats Compton, Papa Guèye, Hossein Mehdaoui, Rémi Nevière
Abstract
For the past decade (beginning in 2011), excessive quantities of sargassum have been accumulating not only in the Caribbean Sea (Photo) but in Central America, North America, and Africa [1–3]. During this period, practically all governmental focus in the Caribbean has been directed mainly on coastline cleanup (as a response to pressure from fishing communities […]
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SargassumAlgaePublic healthEnvironmental healthBusinessGeographyMedicineBiologyEcologyNursingSulfur Compounds in BiologyFatty Acid Research and HealthNutritional Studies and Diet