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October 28, 2026 David Shortell and Cristopher Rogel Blanquet

The Ocean ‘Was the Color of Chocolate.’ Mexico Declares War on Seaweed.

To protect Mexico’s tourism-reliant economy, the Navy is fighting a massive sargassum bloom that dumps thousands of tons of seaweed onto Caribbean beaches daily.