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09-05-2011, 03:00 PM
Efforts have intensified to remove massive mounds of seaweed that has washed up on many beaches, calling for extra work from cleaning crews. Patches of blankets of seaweed have been washed up on Dominican coasts, especially following storms in the area. Environment Minister Ernesto Reyna told Listin Diario the species is Sargassum fluitans.
Ministry of Environment, Navy and marine biologists have been studying the phenomenon affecting the Americas and Europe that is attributed to climate change. The seaweed is believed to have been detached from the Sargasso Sea, the large ocean gyre in western Atlantic.
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Ministry of Environment, Navy and marine biologists have been studying the phenomenon affecting the Americas and Europe that is attributed to climate change. The seaweed is believed to have been detached from the Sargasso Sea, the large ocean gyre in western Atlantic.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)