Caribbean Beaches Are Being Buried In Seaweed. A Startup Wants To Turn The Mess Into Money.

Source: International Business Times

This aerial view shows sargassum seaweed floating in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Tulum, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on Aug. 5, 2026. Getty Images Millions of tons of seaweed have been spreading across the Caribbean over the past years, washing onto beaches, disrupting tourism and leaving coastal communities with an expensive cleanup problem.