Seaweed siege: Unravelling sargassum's effect on coastal livelihoods in the Dominican Republic
Fueled by a warming ocean, the aggressive proliferation of sargassum seaweed has turned an important ecological haven in the open seas into a destructive force inundating the coastline of the Dominican Republic. Now swaths of the Dominican Republic’s shores are covered by masses of rotting algae, disrupting local communities and industries that depend on a healthy ocean. But people are working to turn this crisis into an opportunity.
Image © Combine Harvester | Coastal communities collect and remove sargassum from the beaches in Punta Cana.
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