Sargassum (Sargassum sp). Pollution, waste, plastic. The genus Sargassum is characterized by having gas vesicles known as “aerocysts” that provide them with buoyancy. Thanks to these “balls” of gas, some species of sargassum are able to remain floating on the surface of the ocean for months and the currents end up accumulating them, forming immense aggregations similar to floating islands. In the North Atlantic Ocean is the Sargasso Sea, which receives its name precisely because the presence of these gigantic aggregations on its surface is common. It serves as food, shelter and breeding area for many marine animals, such as crabs, turtles, shrimp and seabirds. At some times of the year it can appear stranded in large numbers on beaches exposed to the current and/or wind. Sometimes they are found mixed with drifting garbage such as ropes, plastics, bottles,... Playa Grande, Punta de Abona. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Shooting date : 2024-04-19

Keywords

Environment / Pollution / Water pollution

Material / Object / Plastic bag

Species / Species particularity / Aquatic species / Pelagos

World sea and ocean / Atlantic Ocean / North Atlantic Ocean / Macaronesia

April

Material / Object / Rope

Flora / Alga / Brown alga / Phaeophyta / Gulfweed / Sargasse (Sargassum sp)

Area / Marine area / Sea / Temperate sea

Europe / European Union / Spain / Canary Islands archipelago / Tenerife

Shot / Underwater shot

Environment / Waste management / Scrap / Underwater scrap

Shot / Overview

Shot / Low angle shot

Shot / Front shot

Float

Matter (substance) / Synthetic matter / Plastic

Enumeration / Alone

Individual / Person

Leisure / Sport / Diving / Diver

Area / Naturalness / Natural area

Natural resources use / Fauna use / Fishing (activity) / Fishing tackle / Fishing net

Protection / Protective suit / Diving suit

Latin keywords

Eukaryota / Archaeplastida / Thallophyta / Phaeofyta / Cyclosporeae / Fucales / Sargassaceae / Sargassum

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