Mara Lezama, governor of Quintana Roo, introduced that the 2025 sargassum season seems to be ending forward of schedule.
So far, the state has collected about 120,000 tons of brown seaweed alongside its coast. Cleanup efforts proceed as coastal crews stay vigilant in opposition to the continued inflow.
Based on the Secretaría de Marina, 188.4 tons of sargassum have been faraway from Mahahual seaside throughout the week of October 11 to 17. The operation concerned 74 naval personnel and 80 civilians – together with native entrepreneurs, restaurateurs and port service suppliers – supported by specialist equipment and tools.
Talking about logistics, a Navy official stated:
“We’ve put in a seagoing vessel with a capability of 250 tons, 11 sargassum harvesting ships with a capability of 20 tons every, 22 smaller ships, 9,500 linear meters of sargassum obstacles and one other 7,500 meters deliberate for 2026.”
In the meantime, Esteban Amaro, director of the Quintana Roo Sargassum Monitoring Heart, reported a pointy decline in landings in current weeks:
“For nearly two weeks we’ve got seen a major lower within the quantity of sargassum arriving within the Mexican Caribbean. It’s a very noticeable lower.”
He added: “The final determine I’ve says we have been above 100,000 tonnes collected on the finish of August, with an estimated additional 20,000 tonnes collected in September.”
Based on the Save the Monitoreo del Sargazo de Quintana Roo (RMSQR), 88 of the 100 patrolled seashores alongside Quintana Roo’s north coast are presently free of serious sargassum landings.
On the south coast of Quintana Roo, portions of Sargassum are nonetheless vital.
The RMSQR, a citizen science community that collects real-time reviews and satellite tv for pc information on macroalgae invasions, works with authorities companies, native resorts and tutorial companions to observe, inform and alert tendencies in sargassum arrivals and seaside impacts.
This constructive development is mirrored in reviews from the Facebook group Mexico Sargassum seaweed updates (Cancun, PDC, Tulum, etc.)the place current photographs and traveler reviews additionally point out that almost all seashores within the Riviera Maya – from Cancun to Tulum – are largely freed from sargassum.
Collectively, these impartial observations reinforce the conclusion that seaweed ranges in Quintana Roo have fallen sharply in current weeks, offering a welcome reprieve for residents, companies and guests alike.