Spatial and temporal distribution of sargassum arrivals to Cuba
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Sargassum deposits constitute a major problem for coastal communities due to the negative impact on economic activities such as tourism and fishing industries. Unfavorable effects are reported in beach erosion, the hatching of sea turtles and the death of seagrasses. It also has a great impact on human health when it reaches the coasts and accumulates in large quantities. The areas of greatest arrival of sargassum were determined on a spatial and temporal scale, a selection and organization of data on arrivals of sargassum from the monitoring network of the Marine Research Center of the University of Havana. A greater number of sargassum arrivals is seen on the south coast during the rainy period while on the north coast these predominate during the dry period. The area with the highest arrivals During the study period it was occupied by the southeastern zone and to a lesser extent the southwestern zone. The highest priority locations were determined for the establishment of the network for monitoring polluting gases from the decomposition of sargassum, some of these are the Town of Siboney, Manzanillo, Santa Fe, Guanabo and Playa Baracoa.
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