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Crews haul sargassum off Tulum beaches. A study says 61 percent was sand
Zofemat says Tulum beach erosion is not the fault of sargassum crews. A Caribbean study of removed seaweed found 61 percent of the volume was sand.
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One of the Three Atlantic Systems Has Fifty Percent Odds of Becoming Dolly
The SMN is watching three areas of the Atlantic for cyclone development. None threatens the coast, but the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is entering its most active stretch.
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The Mayor Says Tulum Beaches Are Almost Clean, Monitoring Data Tells a Messier Story
Tulum sargassum arrivals have thinned after days of rain, and the mayor plans beach videos every two days. Specialists say the improvement is real but far from uniform.
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90,500 tons of sargassum float offshore, and the Riviera Maya climate crisis explains why
Water up to four degrees warmer and a record sargassum season have put hard numbers on the Riviera Maya climate crisis and on the limits of Mexico's cleanup plan.
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Officials urge calm after cameras record wild feline in La Veleta
Tulum's environmental office is asking residents to stay calm after a wild feline in La Veleta appeared on security cameras, one of at least five recent wildlife sightings in the neighborhood.
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Sargassum crews and turtle nests now share the same sand on Tulum's public beaches
Crews clear sargassum in Tulum daily at Playa Conchitas, where sea turtle nests share the shoreline and the state has logged its heaviest season on record.
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A 220 kilogram sea turtle in a hotel pool needed the Tulum fire department
A sea turtle rescue in Tulum ended with a 220-kilogram green turtle back in the Caribbean after firefighters lifted it out of a hotel swimming pool.
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Mariana and Pepe took a permaculture course. Now avenida Satélite is filling with plants
A neighborhood Tulum reforestation project has spent four weekends replanting a stretch of avenida Satélite. Its organizers say the harder work begins once the planting stops.
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Which Quintana Roo beaches are still clean, and how long the sargassum lasts
Quintana Roo has pulled more than 105,000 tons of sargassum from its coast in 2026, already past last year's record. Tulum remains among the beaches with the heaviest accumulations.
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Tulum Has Cleared 4,880 Tons of Sargassum, and That Count Excludes the Hotels
Zofemat crews alone have hauled 4,880 metric tons off the sand this year, and the real Tulum sargassum total is higher once hotels and the navy are counted.
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Sea Turtle Hatchlings Found Dead on Tulum Beaches, Others Photographed in Trash Bin
Sea turtle hatchlings appeared dead on a Tulum beach, and photos show five more in a Plaza Andador trash bin. The Ecology office opened a file that could be sent to Profepa.
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NASA Ranks the 2026 Sargassum Belt Second All Time as Caribbean Waters Set Records
NASA satellite data ranks the 2026 Sargassum belt just behind 2025, while the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico both broke records and Quintana Roo crews removed 93,000 tons.
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30 Years of Sea Turtle Conservation Put 20 Million Hatchlings Into Caribbean Waters
Over three decades of sea turtle conservation along the Riviera Maya and Tulum have protected 303,586 nests, and females are now returning to the beaches where they hatched.
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Who Left Dead Sea Turtle Hatchlings in a Tulum Trash Bin? Cameras May Answer
An anonymous complaint reported dead sea turtle hatchlings in a Tulum trash container. The city alerted prosecutors and Profepa and asked them to review the plaza cameras.
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Crews cut illegal dumping in Tulum to 11 sites, and people keep refilling them
Illegal dumping in Tulum is down about 75 percent, from more than 45 sites to 11. The ones left fill back up faster than crews can clear them.
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Some 90,538 tons of sargassum are floating off Quintana Roo right now
The federal plan puts boats and 50 kilometers of barriers between the open sea and the shore. What does it change for sargassum in Tulum, where crews have already cleared 2,800 tons this year?
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What Is the Sargasso Sea, and Why Is It Not What Buries Tulum?
The Sargasso Sea is the only sea on Earth with no coastline, and the golden weed that named it now arrives on Tulum's shore by the ton. Here is the full story, from Columbus to satellite maps.
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About 150 Volunteers Pulled 50 Tons of Sargassum Off Tulum's Main Public Beach
About 150 volunteers joined navy and municipal teams for a Tulum sargassum cleanup at Playa del Pueblo, hauling out some 50 tons. Zofemat has removed more than 2,800 tons this year.
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Mexican Navy Removes 140 Tons of Sargassum From Tulum
Sargassum removal in Tulum reached about 140 tons in a single day as more than 400 Navy personnel and municipal crews cleared national park beaches after Sheinbaum's visit.
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Oceana Urges the Federal Tulum Sargassum Plan to Rest on Science and Order
Oceana wants the federal Tulum sargassum plan grounded in science and regulated harvesting, warning that the alga already carries an environmental, economic, and social toll on the coast.
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Sheinbaum weighs more vessels and barriers to stop sargassum reaching Quintana Roo beaches
President Sheinbaum says the government may buy more collection vessels and extend marine barriers to keep sargassum off Quintana Roo beaches this season.