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A senior Caribbean environmental advisor is urging stronger regional cooperation to tackle the ongoing sargassum seaweed invasion, which continues to threaten coastlines, marine life, and tourism across the region — including in Antigua and Barbuda.
Edgar Hunter, Senior Technical Advisor in Dominica’s Ministry of the Environment, made the appeal at the Caribbean Environmental and Technical Research Initiative (CETRI) Workshop in Dominica.
“There’s no quick fix to the sargassum problem,” he told Starcom Network News. “But if CARICOM member states, including Antigua and Barbuda, come together, we can better manage its impacts through shared resources, research, and coordinated action.”
Sargassum blooms have increasingly affected areas such as Willikies, Indian Creek, and Barbuda’s eastern shores. The seaweed poses environmental risks and disrupts key economic sectors, including fishing and tourism.
While cleanup efforts and projects to repurpose the seaweed are under way, Hunter warned that local responses alone are insufficient.
“A regional approach means we can develop early warning systems, share best practices, and explore economic uses on a larger scale,” he said.
His remarks reflect wider calls at the CETRI Workshop for greater environmental collaboration across CARICOM, especially as climate change fuels more frequent and severe ecological challenges.
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this is an act of God. So there is only so much that we could do.
We can’t get rid of it so better we just get used to it that’s all
Finally, someone saying what needs to be said. This is a regional problem and we need a regional solution.
Early warning systems could help tourism operators and fishers prepare in advance. Let’s use tech to fight this.
I recently visited the St. James’ Club and I was stunned at the sight of the sagassum weeds there. The weeds covered the entire beach and extended out in the ocean for no less than 35 meters. It was both unsightly and smelly. The continued presence of the sargassum is threatening the viability of our tourism product and we must find a sustainable way of dealing with it cause it doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. The continous presence of the sargassum causes sickness. Decomposed sargassum releases hydrogen sulfide gas and ammonia which causes severe respiratory irritation to folks who suffers from asthma and other respiratory illness resulting in them having wheezing, shortness of breadth and more. It’s costing hoteliers tons of money to clean up and dispose of the weeds and you clean up today and it’s back to square one two or three days later. There must be a better and more long-term solution for dealing with it.