[Coral-List] Sargasum

[Hu, Chuanmin]

Has anybody observed coral declines due to Sargassum inundation (light 
blocking, sinking...) over reef areas since spring 2018? The eastern 
Caribbean has been under continuous stress since then. My group has been 
producing monthly bulletins and also near real-time imagery if you are 
interested:
https://optics.marine.usf.edu/projects/SaWS.html

Chuanmin Hu, University of South Florida

On 3/13/2019 12:24 PM, MelissaE Keyes via Coral-List wrote:
> Hello, Listers,
> FWIW, Sargassum weed has begun piling up on the beaches on both north and south sides of the island of St Croix, in the US Virgin Islands.  Not very deep-- yet
> Cheers
> Melissa
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Melissa E. Keyes St. Croix, U.S.Virgin Islands
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