Sargassum hurts ecosystems and economies wherever its overgrown arms reach. And the seaweed is reaching into Florida’s ...

The area of the Atlantic covered by seaweed set a new all-time record ... sargassum was mainly found in the Sargasso Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America ...

But here’s the good news: the Gulf of Mexico remains relatively clear, and most of the seaweed hanging off the East Coast isn’t on a collision course with Florida beaches. Total Sargassum in ...

The total amount of sargassum, the green and yellow-ish seaweed that washes up on South Florida beaches in spring and summer, is at record-breaking levels, said researchers in a monthly report.