Translate page with Google Home Stories Orange Tide Story October 1, 2024 Orange Tide Country: Barbados Dominican republic Authors: Julián Reingold Grantee Lautaro Isern Guest Contributor Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Twitter Email this page Print this page English Project Sargassum, the New ‘Caribbean Gold’?: Challenges and Opportunities Some startups see economic opportunity in the piles of sargassum landing on Caribbean beaches. Multiple Authors READ MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT SECTIONS Article The increasing prevalence of sargassum has been negatively affecting tourism, livelihoods, and marine wildlife across the Caribbean. But locals have found ingenious ways to turn the crisis into an opportunity. Read the full story below. Click here to enlarge text. RELATED CONTENT The Future of Seaweed Farming in America Alexandra Talty ORN Fellow September 5, 2024 ‘It’s Not for the Faint-Hearted’: The Story of India’s Intrepid Women Seaweed Divers Kamala Thiagarajan Grantee May 7, 2023 Food, Fertilizer, Fuel? Hunt Is On for Solutions to Caribbean’s Exploding Seaweed Problem Gladstone Taylor Grantee May 2, 2023