Sargassum symposium on Monday

A symposium to tackle the invasion of sargassum seaweed in the Caribbean will be held on Monday August 17, 2015. The symposium is being led by the University of the West Indies (UWI) and is aimed at finding workable solutions to address the situation.

The event will be streamed live at www.cavehill.uwi.edu/videos/livestream.asp. Interested persons can also participate in the discussion on Twitter at @fstcavehill using the hashtag #sargassumcavehill.

Sargassum is a natural occurrence believed to originate  in the Sargasso Sea, a two million-square-mile  body of warm water in the north Atlantic near Bermuda, although some scientists believe the current influx was brought into the Eastern Caribbean through the North Brazil Current and because it thrives in warm, nutrient-rich water, the Sargassum simply spreads throughout the region.