PLAYA DEL CARMEN BEACH SEAWEED UPDATE - HORRIBLE! - SEAWEED EVERYWHERE! - CAN'T SEE THE BEACH!
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- This video will take you on a morning walk on the Famous Playa Del Carmen Beach in Mexico and provide information and an update on the seaweed situation. The seaweed situation is the worst I have seen. The seaweed is here earlier and worse this year.
This video was shot at Zenzi beach near El Faro Residences and I walked toward the Playa Del Carmen Ferry Dock. It is impossible to swim here without having lots of seaweed brush up against you.
Playa del Carmen is a coastal resort town in Mexico, along the Yucatán Peninsula's Riviera Maya strip of Caribbean shoreline. In the state of Quintana Roo, it’s known for its palm-lined beaches and coral reefs.
The coastal areas of Quintana Roo in Mexico are facing a large influx of sargassum, a type of brown seaweed, in 2023. The seaweed is expected to primarily impact the coastlines of Playa del Carmen and Puerto Morelos.
Esteban Amaro Mauricio, head of the Sargasso Monitoring Network of Quintana Roo, has said that the seaweed season in Playa del Carmen has increased by at least two months this year due to the presence of large "islands" of seaweed in the Caribbean Sea. This influx is expected to have a moderate to strong effect on the coasts of several areas in Quintana Roo. Efforts are being made to remove the seaweed and predict its movements through monitoring.
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This report isn’t very fair to Playa del Carmen. Sargassum sea-weed is washing up on beaches throughout the Caribbean Sea and as far east as the Windward Islands…though not all beaches are affected all of the time. At present, there isn’t a simple solution and, ideally, it would be better to install barriers out in the water to prevent the seaweed from ever reaching the beach where it mixes with sand and becomes harder to handle. But the cost…
You want to say the truth isn't fair? Lol
@@mellinsomnia1 The “truth” is that sargassum seaweed is washing up on many, many beaches on the Caribbean Sea, not just Playa del Carmen.
@@mellinsomnia1 I read your last few comments and I hear many people are going to go to Puerto Vallarta next year. I feel bad that you moved to Playa and then moved back. This is a lesson all people should know about. Thank you for sharing. Hope you are well.
Great comment! Can I pin your comment please. Good info for all to see. Thank you for watching!
@@JohnHYoung I liked your info on the first comment. I will pin your comment.
JUST GLAD WE DONT HAVE THIS PROBLEM HERE IN HAWAII.
ALOHA FROM KAUA'I!
I will be going to Oahu in the future because of that. Hawaii is a paradise! Thank you for watching!
@@leonardsheatravel MAHALO!
ALOHA!
This seaweed is now in Florida. I’m looking at this to see the future of Florida.
I know people were thinking about buying property in Florida but the seaweed and Red Tide is not good for property prices. I hope it gets better. Thank you for watching!
Florida will be getting it, too.
It is in Florida now. Too bad! I hope they find a remedy. Thank you for watching!
This is just a section of the beach. I came to this section a few weeks ago, and walked through it with no problem. (sorry mate, this is like a super drama queen coverage). I went north a few times, a kilometer or so like between 72 and 88 avenida and it was really nice on some occasions - like white sand - no seaweed at all. The sea clears it up like magic. I think people should still visit Playa. It is a beautiful magical place, even with the seaweed.
My friend was in PDC last month and said the seaweed was horrible especially in the morning. It’s a good thing they have cleanup crews by the time people head to the beach by noon hour. I think it also depends on the weather too! Glad u had a good time! 😊👍
@@cdnstoictraveller8038 Thank you for watching!
The farthest north I went was 48. I should go farther north. I hear playa 88 is nice. Thank you for watching!
My vacation to Cancun last year was partially ruined by this seaweed. First time I visited in 2002. No such thing was happening. Going to pass on Cancun this year. Shame
I will only go in December-March now. They need to find a solution to the seaweed for tourism. Thank you for watching!
Your blessing is over.
Thank you for watching!
Almost all condos have swimming pool. The views are still nice, sun is still warm, sky is still blue, breeze is still warm. Sea is a not a swimming pool, there will be something int the water always,
I agree. I didn't have a place on the beach and the condos have swimming pools and they are fun. Weather was awesome! Thank you for watching!
The government better start paying people to clean up or the USA will not visit dangerous 😒.
They are cleaning it up with tractors. Too much money at stake. Thank you for watching!
I heard it’s from all the farming (fertilizer) in the Amazon.
Yes that is what I read too but some people say they don't know why so I keep doing research. I hope they can figure it out and stop it. Thank you for watching!
It has been years with this seaweed situation , so sad 💔💔😫😫😫😫
I am just learning about this now. Thank you for watching!
It’s NOT that bad. Nobody swims at Zenzi really
It is going to get worse. There's a massive seaweed bloom larger than the U.S floating into the Caribbean
Yes! Gets worse every year. They need to find a solution. Thank you for watching!
Where are all the people that say seaweed is very healthy for you to eat why aren't they eating this
Hahaha! Good point! Thank you for watching!
I used to use seaweed as a garden mulch
It's good for the soil, as it has a lot of trace elements. You can rinse the salt off by putting batches of it onto your driveway and hosing it off.
I thought sargassum had high levels of arsenic though.
I am hearing different things from different people. Some people say it is toxic. How did your garden react to the seaweed? Thank you for watching!
@@user-eh2hj8bx6O Me too! Thank you for watching!
Thank you! All i need to know.
Thank you for watching!
Appreciate your report. OY , that smell is poison , toxic , are they daft to stay there that bad ?
Good point. I did not know about this issue before I came here. I will not go back any other months than Dec Jan and Feb just to be safe. Thank you for watching!
I wonder if Tulum is also as bad
Yes it is. Depending on the day. Some days are good and some are bad. Thank you for watching!
And Florida and many islands in the Caribbeam have the same problem already 💔
You are right! I saw it on the news. I never heard of this issue before I came here????Thank you for watching!
Leonard, Wow bro you can't see the beach crazy video thanks for showing us. 👍27 hope you have a fun day stay safe.
Someone has to stay here in this beautiful weather and report on this seaweed! Hehehe! Thank you for watching!
OMG! That’s horrible for the beach but….. there could be a fortune in organic fertilizer
I think everyone is wondering if they can use it for fertilizer.......I hope they can! Thank you for watching!
We used to visit PDC yearly but haven’t been back for years. We were thinking of buying property there. The seaweed and the beach erosion had us second guessing, and sadly we haven’t been back.
I think playa is great in November, December, January and Feb. We might go back next year but only during those months. I know people are still buying down there. Thank you for watching!
I lived in Puerto Vallarta for 2 years and then moved to Playa last end of May... I lasted about a month and went back to Vallarta. I couldn't stand the constant smell of sargassum. It's like having overflowing sewage in front of your house all day long. Even the tap water smells the same. It's horrible. It makes me sad that I was right that sargaso will start coming in sooner and sooner. I love the beach and not being able to visit any of them for over 6 months cause of sargaso was a deal breaker for me. I am very sensitive to any smells and when I first realized that the smell was rotting sargaso, I was shocked because I started throwing up.
you were spot on!
Wow! Great comment. I hear ya. Should I go to Vallarta instead of Playa next winter??? Thank you for watching!
@@doneown503 Thank you for watching!
Pdc is now a stinking dirty ripoff 25 years ago was paradise-I’ve never sen anywhere that has deteriorated so badly on the planet in such a small time 😢its sad
Wow! I am new to Playa. I did not know about this seaweed before I came here. I wish I saw it 25 years ago. Thank you for watching!
So,who supposed to clean the mess! Good Lord !…I know in Mexico it takes an act of God to get some things moving.
There are people on the beach at sunrise cleaning up the beach. We help some days. There is too much tourism money at stake not to clean this up. I hope things get better. Thank you for watching!
Shit I’m staying in el faro April
Oh boy! How was it? Thank you for watching!
@@leonardsheatravel it was terribly bad. And the smell omg
Don’t book the expensive RIU resort at the beach. Been there last week and it was worse there than in this video.
Also; machinery removes too much sand in the progress while the beach, as a barrier, is already too low. In the past 15 years we’ve seen this area sink into the sea and on top there is this weed problem. Very sad !
Which Riu though? Is there one in pdc? They have several locations. There are 3 in Cancun. The Riu Palace Peninsula was very clean a week ago. Barely any sargassum.
I usually stay at the Riu too. I did not know about this issue before I went down there. Thank you for watching!
@@user-eh2hj8bx6O I stayed at the other Riu in Cancun last time and there was no seaweed. Thank you for watching!
I wonder what toxic means? Does it decompose and create a molecule which gets into your lungs ?
Good question. I did not know about this before I got here. I need to do some research. Thank you for watching!
great
Thank you for watching!
Wow
Yes! Not good! Thank you for watching!
Wow Leonard! That's completely crazy :O
Hey, great to see you! Missing you at the gym! How's it going? Where are you now? Thank you for dropping by my channel. We need to get everyone going to your channel. Thank you for watching! Heading to your channel.
@@leonardsheatravel thank you for that 😊
Your channel is great 👍
Yeah the gym in Playa is on fire 🔥😅
I just arrived in Santos, Brazil. So neven know what's going to happen now 🤣
You still in Playa?
@@rolfbjj Leaving Playa.....let me know when you are in Canada or back in Playa....we will be in Europe this fall. It was fun to chat with you. Hope you meet up again on the road somewhere.
@@leonardsheatravel absolutely I will!
Wife and I were there in PDC for 2 months last summer looking to buy. Sargassum made us change our minds. Holbox was the most pristine place we saw on the Peninsula.
Funny you say that....lots of people are there looking to buy and just like you most people are electing not to buy after seeing the seaweed. But I hear it is worse in the summer. This is my first time here and for the last 3 months it is only getting worse. I can only imagine what it was like last summer. Good Luck! I hear Holbox is great too. Thank you for watching!
Yes and Isla Contoy was also a beautiful beach. Sad to see what is happening here.
@@yycguy8722 They just put the barriers out in the water. Thank you for watching!
Learn to make fuel out of it!
Yes! I hope they can! Thank you for watching!
Good, now tourists gonna go somewhere else! Perfect
Thank you for watching!
I was there at the end of February and it was not near this bad. Something is causing this issue I firmly believe, what a disaster!
Were you in Playa Del Carmen? I was in Playa. Some days were OK and some days were horrible. I wonder if they can stop what is causing it???? Thank you for watching!
Welcome to the ocean. It happens. If that's all you can see then maybe it's not for you. Go to the mountains.
Good point! I will be skiing next winter. But I still like Playa and will go Dec Jan and Feb. Thank you for watching!
It's terrible , Playa el Carmen has lost the beauty of its beaches 😢😢😢
I think you are right. Sad. Thank you for watching!
Yikes!! We're cruising to Cozumel next week! Hope the Pearl Farm is OK
Good Luck! Let me know how it goes! Thank you for watching!
@@leonardsheatravel please let me know!
@@leonardsheatravel Pearl Farm was Great! and there were no seaweed problems on the mainland side of Cozumel.
1:29, From the picture, I could almost guess how much beach front property owners pay to put up a retaining wall. Take advantage while you can to add to you property and plant mangrove trees
You have the ideas!!! Thank you for watching!
I bet there r a lot of disappointed people! ☹️
Spent good money too! Thank you for watching!
I’ve heard Mexico gets seaweed but not this early.
Very early this year! Thank you for watching!
I love the dedication to the joggers hahaha we all know it smells absolutely horrible! Humans are funny. They’ll do whatever they put their minds to
You have to dodge the tractors on the beach too......beep beep......and the big piles of seaweed. Thank you for watching!
we missed this year but the last couple of years in February we had substantial seaweed piles in Tulum...every morning contractors would rake the beach and haul it away... this looks worse
I hear Tulum is worse than Playa?????? Are you going back next year? Thank you for watching!
Looks like all the AMR resorts have this too!!
Too bad! I wonder what will happen in the future to this issue and how it will affect tourism. Thank you for watching!
I hate to imagine what that has done to property values.
why don't they deploy the shoreline boys out there , to gather it & haul??😮
Rent is still going up but you are right it has to affect prices going forward. Thank you for watching!
@@doneown503 They start work at sunrise every morning to clean up the seaweed but it is too much! Thank you for watching!
I didn’t expect it would be this bad.
It is bad! Thank you for watching!
Looking at all the empty chaise lounges and mostly empty restaurants I’d say now is not the time to visit Playa Del Carmen.
Ya...too bad. We have been here since January and mostly snowbirds here. Now all the spring breakers are coming here. I think if I came back it would be earlier in the year. Thank you for watching!
Very sad! 😩
Yes! Thank you for watching!
Seaweeds say what a nice place to beach on finally!!!
Thank you for watching!
That’s a lot of seaweed floating around!!! Yikes!!!!!
Horrible! Thank you for watching!
Go to Puerto Vallarta l. They don’t have this problem
Boy am I glad we don’t have smell vision!!! That would keep everyone away, even the locals …
Hahaha! Smell Vision! You can smell the beach before you get to the beach......Thank you for watching!
I feel bad for people that already booked their vacation there!
It is only going to get worse too! Thank you for watching!
@@leonardsheatravel I’m going to Playa in mid June. Do you think it will get better by then?
@@leonardsheatravel even worse? Gonna be there end of the week.
@@joegardner5386 Hey Joe, Since 2007, I've lived in Yucatan, Mx. & will try to answer
your question. The simple answer is...YES...sargassum will be an issue on The Caribbean Beaches of Mexico during June 2023. If you're lucky, there may be a
short reprieve while you're in Playa del Carmen. BUT...wouldn't bet on it.
Now, why do I believe this:
Because...a MASSIVE AMOUNT of sargassum is behind what you're seeing in this video. A 5,000-mile-long raft of sargassum is now arriving on Caribbean Beaches
of Mexico, Belize & The Caribbean Islands. It'll likely reach Florida & The Gulf Coast
of The U.S. as well.
This accumulation of sargassum is so massive that it stretches from The Yucatan Peninsula across The Atlantic Ocean to Western Africa & continuing to grow in size.
A few Biologists & other scientists are working-on ways to resolve this serious issue. But at this time, no funding is being allocated for the needed research to combat the
sargassum "before" it arrives on the beaches.
In my opinion, this inundation of sargassum will continue for the foreseeable future. Certainly for the next 6 or 8 months.
Best regards from Yucatan Mexico,
Ben
P.S. I'm sending you a link to a Playa del Carmen Webcam. You can use it to observe the sargassum accumulation, weather, etc. The camera is South of the ferry pier & operates 9a-5p Mexico Time.
www.eltaj.com/live-web-cam/
@@joegardner5386 They just put the barriers out in the water so it might be better. Let me know. They did not have the barriers out when I was there. Thank you for watching!
Good Lord, what a mess! Reminds me of the pumice infiltration on Okinawa. Sorry this has put a damper on your vacation. Thank you for all of the videos, Brother.
Lucky I didn't book a place on the beach! Thank you for watching!
Their tourist industry was first hit by Covid and now this seaweed crisis. Bad luck indeed and sad.
Yes. True! It has been tough for Playa. Thank you for watching!
Gets worse every year, starts earlier and ends later. Tourists, including me, are going to being to avoid PDC. Been going for years and I think I'm done.
That is what I am hearing from locals and expats. This is my first time here. I will pin your comment to inform others. Thank you for watching! Let me know where you will go now if not going to PDC.
@@leonardsheatravel Been coming to PDC since 2006, seems to start earlier every year. This year we departed on Feb 3rd and on Feb 2nd we'd noticed a lot of Saragassum that day. Shame about this but the ocean is the main reason we go to PDC.
This is what happens when people don't treat their wastewater and just dump their crap in the ocean.
I'm moving this summer and can't wait!
@@ellisonketovore If I go back next year it will be earlier. You have been going to 17 years!!! Wow!
Is there a beach in Playa Del Carmen with NO seaweed??????
No! But they are trying to clean it up as quick as possible. Thank you for watching!
@@leonardsheatravel do you think it will be clear before June?
@@joegardner5386 nope. No way. Go to Holbox. Buy the lotion mosquito repellent.
@@joegardner5386 it stays in the whole PDC area until end of October. If you're planning to visit, my advice is to look into Holbox or Cozumel. Isla Mujeres also, but I might be wrong. Cozumel has some beaches that stay free of this.
@@mellinsomnia1 Good advice.
This is Mexicos version of a snowstorm. Get out your shovels!
Hahaha! So true! Well Said! Thank you for watching!
The Emperor of Travel.
YYyeehhaaaww! Always a pleasure to see you here sir! Thank you for watching!
I would try spraying it with lactobacillus, the bacteria may help with the smell if it can thrive on seaweed as a food source.
Good idea! I don't know what they are going to do but they need to do something. Thank you for watching!
Anyone know how the Seaweed situation is in Cancun area??
It might depend on the resort. Riu Palace Peninsula was totally fine 1 week ago. A small amount off to the sides but they would rake most of it away.
It is roughly the same as Playa but it depends on the day. Some days are good and some are worse. Thank you for watching!
@@user-eh2hj8bx6O Great info and comment. Thank you for watching!
I hope they get the seaweed under control. I know it can vary from day to day. Don’t panic!
Different everyday is right! Thank you for watching!
This brings me hope
@@derpaderp6642 Thank you for watching!
Is the water warm too? I wonder what this is doing to the water life? Is this impacting snorkeling and diving?
The water is actually nice! Lots of people are still snorkelling over in Cozumel and say it is great snorkelling. The diving is also still good. Thank you for watching!
Blocks out light and sucks up all the oxygen on the water so essentially kills the coral and any fish that don't escape.
Along with the rotten egg smell, much of it contains high levels of arsenic so best not to wade around in it.
Its not horrible. The sargassum seaweed is a resource! Yes, we all feel bad for the people who paid their hard earned money to go here for vacation but there are other things to do than just go to the beach. Also, if you just mope about it you'll miss a huge opportunity! If I was going there I would collect some of the seaweed because here is what the people who actually are collecting it will do. Sell it back to people for a heafty price in the form of beauty products, fertilizer, dietary supplements, expensive and luxurious delicacies, eco paper, medications, industrial products, ect. Catch my drift?
Love this comment. I did not know about the seaweed until I went down. I would go back Dec Jan and Feb. I didn't have a place on the beach so I agree with you that there are other things to do in Playa. Thank you for watching!
we have nada here in la paz cabo loretto , , juste clean beach
Nice! Love the Pacific side. Thank you for watching!
I don’t like the look of the water!
And the smell! Thank you for watching!
Oh No!!!!! Boooooooo!!!!
Not good! Thank you for watching!
this will be Florida soon
The Florida Red Tide is scary! 😷
I heard that! Is that true? Oh boy! Going to kill the tourism industry! Too bad. Good Luck! Thank you for watching!
@@cdnstoictraveller8038 That Red Tide gave me a weird cough! Not good!
@@cdnstoictraveller8038 the Red Tide also kills the fish!
It’s all over the entire Caribbean basin and is increasing on Florida’s east coast as well. It will continue to occur every year until a solution is found.
Mother Nature says YES.
Human race cries NO !
Guess who wins/ knows better ....
Not/ Not/ Not the end of the World ...
Nicely said. Mother Nature wins. I still like Playa. The weather has been awesome! Thank you for watching!
Drama queen….
Thank you for watching!
NOT ACCURATE!! we just returned from there..March 8, 2023...down at Playacar... south of this place a few miles. Hardly ANY seaweed. We swam in the ocean everyday. NO smell. This location is NOT typical. Where there is miles of beach..it is NOT like this. Cancun is also mostly clear. Several miles south of here is awesome.
Hi! I was in Playacar last week. The beach is better there. The problem is, is that Playacar is a gated community. People can't get in there. People don't have access to that beach. Glad you had a good time. Guests in Playacar also have access to THE REEF. Did you take the shuttle to THE REEF? The beach clubs are very popular now because the beaches are bad. That is why I went to a different beach this video. It is different in different places from day to day. Thank you for watching!
Florida is next 💔💔💔😫🇺🇸
Yes! It is already there. Thank you for watching!
Not good for March Break!!! 👎
Packed in Playa! Spring Break! Thank you for watching!
Break?
Thank you for watching!@@CCCC-tq8yo
Shovel it and rake it.where a bug suit.
There are bugs all in it! Not nice! Thank you for watching!
How affected is the Singular Joy hotel? We are planning a trip there in the next month. Is the stench there?
I was just in that hotel last week! Great location and great views from the rooftop. This video was shot 100 meters south of Singular. If you are on the rooftop pool you won't smell it. Love that hotel! But the beach near there is not good. Some days it smells and somedays it doesn't. Good luck. Maybe I'll see you on 5th Avenue. Thank you for watching! The weather has been great for the last 3 months.
You can literally smell this in Ejidal, which is over the highway. This smell is everywhere. In the water too. 😢
@@mellinsomnia1 I didn't smell it in January when I got here. But in Feb I could smell it before I got to the beach in the morning but after the workers cleaned it up later in the day it didn't smell as bad. Some days I couldn't smell it and I think it is because of the winds certain days. I will have to look into this. Thank you for watching!
The seaweed is dying from the environment and people takeing sand to build houses
Thank you for watching!
is it bad still as of may 7
Yes! And getting worse. Thank you for watching!
They should 💨 smoke that sea weed 😂
Hahaha! I wonder what that would do???? Thank you for watching!......and the comment....
Yep and get it…..never like that before
Thank you for watching!
That walkway with the walls that used to be one of the nicest stretches of beach in Playa. This is where the Blue Parrot used to be. The beach was so wide ,probably 200 feet. The Blue Parrot beach had nice little cabins on it. Now what used to be 200 ft. wide is not wide at all. I started going here in 1980 when Playa had one little grocery store on 5th ave. How did this ever happen? This place has been destroyed by no planning and over built. I hope the Mexican Government has learnt something on over building on mangroves and beach. Once the tourist are all gone because of the sargassum let mother nature take over and decay all the unused condos and hotels and return the beach the way it used to be back to nature. Could almost cry. All for the love of the greenback dollar. Shame on you Mexico you really did it.
Interesting! I hear stories like this everyday from people that have been coming here for years. I have talked to many people and they are looking for a remedy to fix this. I hope it works. Thank you for watching!
Go to talum it's better
Good point! Thank you for watching!
It looks great, quit being a nature hater!
Thank you for watching!
This isn’t accurate AT ALL. Only shows the worse part of the beach where NOBODY SWIMS ANYWAY.