NSF award 2609929 · Michigan Technological University

IRES: Sargassum-Plastic Sustainable Solutions (SPlaSS) in the Caribbean

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Award number: 2609929
Period of support: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Jun 2030
Amount: $750,000
Awardee: Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Program: Intl Rsrch Exp for Stds (IRES)
Directorate: O/D

Abstract

Around 2011, residents, tourists, and researchers began noticing unprecedented amounts of sargassum seaweed on and offshore of the southern U.S. coasts and Caribbean islands. Sargassum quickly began to disrupt fishing, tourism, nearshore ecosystems, and even caused health problems for populations exposed to rotting sargassum seaweed. Sargassum arrives on shore mixed with plastic trash and can be difficult and costly…

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