A Sea Of Sargassum

The most recent sargassum forecast from the Belize Met Service says the "latest observations show an increase in sargassum over the area… there is now a medium to high chance of more sargassum affecting beaches across the country."

Well, the PG coast felt the full brunt of that this morning when a thick, floating slab of sargassum, bulked up by plastic garbage washed up along the shoreline, smothering it in an unsightly and smelly border of brown.

Tourism interests further up the country's coastline fear that the rolling waves of brown may be reaching them soon.