AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoMarine Health & Tourism: A new report from the University of South Florida warns that huge swaths of sargassum seaweed are now growing in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, not just washing in from elsewhere—about 27 million metric tons were recorded in July. The algae is blanketing beaches and coastlines, rotting ashore and releasing a foul smell, suffocating marine life and disrupting tourism. Scientists say this year’s pattern is “none of this is normal,” with experts pointing to possible links with agricultural runoff, warming waters, and shifts in wind, currents and rain. Public Health & Water Quality Oversight: In South Africa, the SAHRC says wastewater treatment at Kouga’s Jeffreys Bay and KwaNomzamo works has serious compliance problems, with bacterial levels (including E. coli and faecal coliforms) exceeding licence limits—raising concerns about ongoing risks to surrounding communities and ecosystems.
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