Sargassum has been arriving in better portions than typical for this early within the season in Playa del Carmen in latest days. The arrival of a lot sargassum has led the native authority to take motion to clear the seashores. As giant quantities of sargassum proceed to reach, Playa del Carmen is making ready to take away it.
The sargassum season within the Mexican Caribbean often lasts from May to October, with July and August being the worst months. This yr, the season began a lot earlier, with the primary algae arriving in January.
Several seashores in Cancun have been affected, in addition to the preferred seashore on Isla Mujeres, which is mostly much less affected than others, and now Playa del Carmen can be experiencing its arrival.
Authorities proceed to make use of procedures to forestall and take away sargassum, however it typically is available in such giant portions that it’s just about not possible to maintain up with it.
Naval vessels are often deployed to gather it earlier than it reaches the seashores, and obstacles have been erected in some areas to forestall it from washing ashore. However, the preferred methodology of maintaining sargassum off the seashores of the Mexican Caribbean is to take away it as soon as it arrives.
Sargassum is faraway from seashores primarily by hand and by heavy equipment with the assistance of volunteers and native authorities.
In the case of Playa del Carmen, it was introduced earlier this month that new gear would arrive to help within the removing and containers would even be delivered for the momentary storage of sargassum. It was additionally introduced {that a} barrier could be erected within the space of the marina.
Solidaridad City President Lili Campos Miranda addresses the sargassum drawback in Playa del Carmen, calling on residents and the administration to work collectively to forestall and eliminate it.
“I invite and call on all residents of Solidaridad to participate in the cleanup of sargassum,” she said. She started by thanking the folks and the municipality for his or her help in eliminating sargassum, earlier than including that “the government of Zofemat is already fully prepared to take care of sargassum as soon as it arrives.”