Washed up Sargassum seaweed covers a Caribbean beach near Cancun, Mexico.

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Since 2011 large mats of Sargassum weed have been washing up at the shores of the Caribbean, covering the sandy beaches and impacting tourism. If left

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Size: 3752px × 2512px
Location: Puerto Morelos, Mexico
Photo credit: © B. Mete Uz / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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