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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.
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Could sargassum patch Tulum's potholes? Researchers test a bioasphalt idea
The 2026 surge of sargassum in Tulum has revived research into turning the seaweed into bioasphalt, even as a local official pushes to declare an environmental contingency.
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Marina and Sema Join Tulum Residents for Two Beach Cleanup Days at Playa del Pueblo
Two Tulum beach cleanup days at Playa del Pueblo will target sargassum and plastic waste in July, with federal, state, and municipal agencies joined by organized residents.
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Zofemat Crews Haul More Than 2,800 Metric Tons of Sargassum in Tulum This Season
Zofemat says it has collected more than 2,800 metric tons of sargassum in Tulum this season, and its director calls the arrivals atypical for the Quintana Roo coast.
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Sargassum Overwhelms Tulum Beaches in 2026 as Specialists Push for an Environmental Contingency
Sargassum in Tulum hit critical levels in 2026, with over 2,600 tonnes cleared and specialists pressing authorities to declare an environmental contingency.
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A sargassum concrete plant opens this Friday in Tulum as scale questions persist
Tulum gets a sargassum concrete plant this Friday. The technology has already paved the Maya Train station, but how much of a record seaweed season it can absorb is an open question.