
Call for proposals: SPAW-RAC for Short-term Small Grants
The main objective of this call for proposals is the implementation of the SPAW Protocol by encouraging concrete actions for the conservation of biodiversity in the countries and territories of theWider Caribbean Region that have signed the SPAW Protocol of the Cartagena Convention.

SARGASSUM OUTLOOK BULLETIN MARCH 2020
Outlook of 2020 Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS IN PELAGIC SARGASSUM ALONG THE MEXICAN CARIBBEAN COAST IN 2018-2019
The massive influx of pelagic Sargassum spp. (sargasso) into the Mexican Caribbean Sea has caused major deterioration of the coastal environment and has affected the tourism industry as well as livelihoods since 2015.

THE DISTRIBUTION AND MITOCHONDRIAL GENOTYPE OF THE HYDROID AGLAOPHENIA LATECARINATA IS CORRELATED WITH ITS PELAGIC SARGASSUM SUBSTRATE TYPE IN THE TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN
The pelagic brown macroalga Sargassum supports rich biological communities in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic region, including a variety of epiphytic invertebrates that grow on the Sargassum itself.

NASA SATELLITE FINDS BIGGEST SEAWEED BLOOM IN THE WORLD
An unprecedented belt of brown algae stretches from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico—and it’s likely here to stay.