Sargasso Committee
Members: George Pritchard and Nancy Poor
Goal:
Review ways to eliminate the sargasso from the beach and evaluate advantages and disadvantages of each
Three main approaches are being considered:
Barriers
- 84 people out of 250 residents have promise to pledge
- There should be an approval from Semarnat maybe not till 2023
- Return on investment for proposed barrier is being assessed in La Bahia
- Also questions re impact on turtles
- Mexican Government will place 3 large boats in Mahahual April 09. 2022
- One large boat outside and nine boats inside (9 kilometers of barrier in the whole state)
- Forecast for 2022 is a lighter sargasso season
Mechanical Removal
- Highly impacted condo buildings (Playa Caribe, Reef, Luna Azul, and La Bahia) are meeting to seek a unified process
- Also looking at other options like chemicals to stop the smell - unfortunately, the product is low in inventory