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Punta Cana Seaweed coming from the Sargasso Sea is a usual sight especially during summer months in the east part of the Dominican Republic.

Punta Cana seaweed is worst when the weather is hotter, and it almost disappears during the winter months in the northern hemisphere. Seaweed in Punta Cana is very rare between November and May, which have the lowest temperatures in the Dominican Republic. If you are visiting resorts during these months, make sure you book safe and reliable transportation to your resort prior to your arrival.

The Sargasso is named for sargassum, a free-floating brown seaweed that grows in its calm, clear waters. In the open ocean this seaweed serves as nursery grounds and a haven for sea life, and a lot of it becomes Punta Cana seaweed.

Over the past decade, it has inundated Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Florida coastlines, driving away tourists, devastating local fishing industries and requiring resorts to conduct costly daily cleanups.

But seaweed has been around for long, apparently with varying intensity. Columbus documented this seaweed back in 1492, when his ships were on the way to Hispaniola. His crew feared they would be dragged to the ocean floor, never returning home to Spain.