We are excited to welcome two outstanding individuals to our team at SARTRAC. Their diverse backgrounds and expertise will enrich our efforts and help us achieve new aspects of our work with seaweeds ...

Pelagic sargassum seaweed has proliferated throughout the tropical Atlantic ocean, causing immense damage to coastal communities from Mexico to Ghana since 2011. Our project "Interactive Community Eng...

The SARTRAC research continues to have impact around the world, with Dr Thierry Tonon (University of York) and Dr Sien van der Plank (University of Southampton) both travelling to the 8th European Phy...

This blog post is provided by Dr Victoria Dominguez Almela & Dr Sien van der Plank.The TeleconnectedSARgassum risks across the Atlantic: building capacity for TRansformational Adaptation in the Ca...

On Saturday 4 March, four SARTRAC project members arrived in Barbados from north, east and west: Prof Robert (Bob) Marsh (University of Southampton, UK); Dr Winnie Sowah and Bernice Oppong (University...

Written by Dr Sien van der PlankWelcome to the coast of the Ghanaian Western Region. Seemingly endless beaches of coconut and palm trees. A biodiverse tapestry of coastal, forest and freshwater ecosys...

Sargassum research in Ghana How to better use and manage the problematic brown algae that is washing up on the shores across the tropical Atlantic. This project looks to engage citizens in monito...

This blog post is provided by Dr Victoria Dominguez Almela1 & Dr Philip-Neri Jayson-Quashigah2 and tells the story learned during the SARTRAC fieldtrip to the remote coastal areas of Sanzule, Beyi...

“SARTRAC LEGACY IN JAMAICA:Jamaican Sargassum Early Advisory System (JSEAS) Launch, Fieldtrips and opportunities for future research”On Tuesday, the 9th of January 2024, SARTRAC team members met i...