sargassum
noun
sar·gas·sum
sär-ˈga-səm 
: any of a genus (Sargassum) of brown algae that have a branching thallus with lateral outgrowths differentiated as leafy segments, air bladders, or spore-bearing structures : gulfweed
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Instead, target these abundant and hungry pelagic fish by trolling in areas with clear water, and focus on floating structure like sargassum and kelp paddies, oil rigs, and even floating ocean debris.
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
Franziska Elmer is hoping for better luck with sargassum, a seaweed that naturally blankets parts of the central Atlantic in spring and summer and is more tolerant of low-iron environments.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 29 Aug. 2024
In the Pacific, mats of kelp that breaks free inshore and float in knotted kelp paddies have the same effect as sargassum mats.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
In 2023 the company began to experiment with corralling sargassum inside a 150-square-meter pen in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a small island nation on the eastern edge of the Caribbean.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 29 Aug. 2024
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
Franziska Elmer is hoping for better luck with sargassum, a seaweed that naturally blankets parts of the central Atlantic in spring and summer and is more tolerant of low-iron environments.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 29 Aug. 2024
In the Pacific, mats of kelp that breaks free inshore and float in knotted kelp paddies have the same effect as sargassum mats.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
In 2023 the company began to experiment with corralling sargassum inside a 150-square-meter pen in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a small island nation on the eastern edge of the Caribbean.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 29 Aug. 2024
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“Sargassum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sargassum. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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sargassum
noun
sar·gas·sum
sär-ˈgas-əm
: any of a genus of brown algae that have a leafy branching body and air bladders and that often grow in free-floating masses in the ocean
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