Riviera Maya, Q.R. — State officials have declared the 2024 Sargassum Season officially ended. This year, only 37,000 tons was collected, one of the lowest in recent years.
On Thursday, Vice Admiral CG Alfredo Ramón Enríquez Delgado, Commander of the 9th Naval Region, and Captain of the Navy CG DEM Mario Alberto Barrera Navarro, Coordinator of the Sargassum Response Strategy, made the official collection announcement.
Governor Mara Lezama thanked everyone for their commitment to addressing the sargassum and stated that “we will continue working 24/7, tirelessly, to ensure clean beaches.”
Vice Admiral Ramón Enríquez highlighted the deployment of human resources and equipment to deal with the sargassum which involved more than 300 naval elements, a sargassum ship, 22 sargassum boats and a fleet of smaller vessels, in addition to containment barriers, beach sweepers and collector bands.
