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Sargassum : Research<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCERMES research on sargassum covers a number of areas, including modelling and prediction of influxes, using drones and GIS to monitor and map influxes, the impact on fisheries, as well as the challenges and potential opportunities in managing sargassum influxes. We expect that new research and publications to be forthcoming as work advances.<\/p>\n

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Free-swimming fauna associated with influxes of pelagic sargassum: implications for management and harvesting<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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A baseline assessment of the epiphytic community associated with pelagic sargassum in the Tropical Atlantic<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Seasonal variation in morphotype composition of pelagic sargassum influx events is linked to oceanic origin<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Review, Assimilation and Communication of the State of Knowledge<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChallenges of managing sargassum influxes: A way forward<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSargassum: threat or opportunity for a Blue Economy?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSargassum: Impacts and opportunities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Tropical Atlantic Sargassum Story: 2011-2021<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUWI Cave Hill Campus Sargassum Research Coordination Workshop Summary<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Modelling and prediction of sargassum influxes (CC4FISH)<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSummary report describing pelagic sargassum seaweed growth, abundance and mass transport within the North Equatorial Recirculation Region (NERR) and Eastern Caribbean for 2014 and 2015<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPreliminary analysis report on the variables associated with the growth and arrival of pelagic sargassum in the eastern Caribbean using the HYCOM model<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPreliminary report on the model predicting pelagic sargassum seaweed growth, abundance and mass transport within the North Equatorial Recirculation Region (NERR) and the Eastern Caribbean<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFinal Report on Prediction of Pelagic Sargassum Incursions: Model Development<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSummary report on the development of a sub-regional sargassum outlook bulletin for the Eastern Caribbean<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Using drones and GIS to monitor and map Sargassum<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Since 2018, CERMES has been testing and comparing the use of \u2018off-the-shelf\u2019 recreational drones (or unmanned aerial vehicles, UAVs) equipped with a RGB camera payload, together with drone flight planning mobile application and cloud-based photogrammetry mapping software, as a tool for rapidly monitoring and detecting sargassum remotely. Remote sensing and standard geospatial techniques were then leveraged to map, classify and quantify the abundance of stranded sargassum. Conventional transect and quadrat surveys were simultaneously conducted to validate results of the drone mapping methodology and geospatial analyses.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis research has been presented<\/a> at the 39th Annual AMLC Meeting<\/a> and GCFI72<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApplication of drone technologies in quantifying stranded Sargassum<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tThe work of SargAdapt<\/a> will build on this research to mainstream the use of this approach of this technology for monitoring sargassum through the development of a standard monitoring protocol combined with strategic provision of resources and training in its application.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Sargassum and fisheries<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReport on the Relationships between Sargassum Events, Oceanic Variables, and Dolphinfish and Flyingfish Fisheries<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSummary report on available catch and fishing effort data for flyingfish and dolphinfish in the Eastern Caribbean<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCERMES Technical Report No. 81
Socio-economic impacts of Sargassum influx events on the fishery sector of Barbados<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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