Sargassum is now part of our daily life. In Saint-Martin, the brigadiers are always in action, but that is not enough: part of the island is always invaded by brown algae.
Overseas Minister George Pau-Langevin was visiting Guadeloupe and Martinique last week. On this occasion, she took stock of the Sargassum file and thanked the green brigades for their work. "We are all together committed to finding solutions to sargassum," said the minister during her trip to Marie-Galante, adding that machines to collect algae at sea are currently being tested. Because yes, the lack of suitable equipment is felt: the algae rafts pollute our waters. Impossible to paddle in the sea in certain places such as Lucas Bay or the northern tip of Orient Bay, classified in the red zone. Unsurprisingly, "stranded algae on all of the points impacted" on the island were observed by the ARS, we can read in the bulletin for week 42. Lamigeot has even been classified as an orange zone. Little relief
in Cul-de-Sac Bay and Lucas Bay where the rate of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) emissions is decreasing. According to the Department of the Environment and the Living Environment of the Collectivity, which steers the green brigade, the collection of algae is carried out as a priority in the bay of Cul-de-Sac and on the beach of Coralita. The teams will then travel to the beaches of Galion (pool side) and Orient Bay (Mont Vernon side).
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