A small skiff moves through a stinking carpet of sargassum, dragging what looks like a threshing machine through the brown, floating seaweed choking the normally clear waters of the Mexican Caribbean.A round-the-clock defense is underway against the invasion in Mexico’s international tourism hub, in

Mexico's new sargassum ship doubles the navy's at-sea capacity and arrives in about two months, as the Riviera Maya passes 96,000 tonnes for the year.

Les algues sont omniprésentes sur les plages des Caraïbes et rares sont les touristes qui osent s’y prélasser au soleil.