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DRNA Evaluates Deploying Equipment to Culebra to Address Extreme Sargassum Accumulation

2 updates over 2 days — last updated Jul 5, 2026

  1. Lawmaker Requests Urgent Intervention Due to Seaweed Accumulation in Culebra Beach

    via Primera Hora

    Representative Swanny Enit Vargas has requested the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) to intervene urgently in Ensenada Honda beach in Culebra due to a significant accumulation of sargazo, which she described as an environmental emergency. The situation has…

  2. DRNA Evaluates Deploying Equipment to Culebra to Address Extreme Sargassum Accumulation

    via El Nuevo Día

    The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) is considering deploying specialized equipment to Culebra to help remove the large amounts of sargassum that have accumulated on the island. The situation has caused decomposition of organic material, fish mortality, and…