Mexico Deploys Its Navy Against Seaweed That Turned the Ocean 'the Color of Chocolate'
The Ocean 'Was the Color of Chocolate.' Mexico Declares War on Seaweed.
Sargassum blooms have smothered Mexico's Caribbean beaches and stained the water brown, and the country is now treating the invasion as a matter of national defense. A New York Times report examines how the navy has been mobilized to contain the seaweed, which threatens tourism, marine life, and coastal communities across the region.
The ocean was the color of chocolate.