Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

UNAM launches online survey to track sargassum health impacts in Quintana Roo

UNAM invites Quintana Roo residents to report sargassum health impacts via an online survey, shaping strategies to protect coastal communities.

The UNAM Institute of Marine Sciences and Limnology has rolled out an online questionnaire designed to document sargassum health impacts among residents, workers and beachgoers along the Quintana Roo coast. With 2025 marking the region’s heaviest sargassum influx since 2011, researchers aim to capture firsthand accounts of physical symptoms and guide future management strategies.

Rosa Rodríguez Martínez, from UNAM’s Limnology Institute, and Santiago Ramírez . . .

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