The latest surveillance bulletin from the Department of the Environment (Deal) of Guadeloupe dated June 6, announced that the risk of stranded sargassum in the Lesser Antilles is high. For the past four days, algae have been accumulating in number on the beaches of Saint-Martin, especially in the bay of Cul de Sac.
As they are stranded on the beach, it is up to the community to pick them up. In 2016 and 2017, green brigades had been set up with public funds. Today they are no longer operational.
Last March, the COM launched a call for tenders to select one or more companies for the collection, removal and transport of stranded algae on six sites:
• Grande Caye with storage and spreading within one kilometer,
• Cul de Sac with transport to the eco site,
• Mont Vernon with storage and spreading within one kilometer,
• Baie de L'embouchure with storage and spreading within one kilometer,
• Fish pond with transport to the eco site,
• Baie la Lucas with on-site storage.
The selection of companies is underway.
In the meantime, the COM will mandate companies to collect algae from the sites currently invaded.
On the Dutch side, the Nature Foundation warns residents of Guana Bay and Pointe Blanche of the massive arrival of Sargassum and advises them to close the windows.
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