TAMPA, Fla. - A record-breaking 37.5 million metric tons of seaweed was detected during May, with biologists warning that some Caribbean resorts may be blanketed by the naturally-occurring phenomenon during the coming weeks.

According to a new report from the University of South Florida’s Optical Oceanography Lab , the observed amount of seaweed was the largest detected amount in the Atlantic basin since monitoring began in 2011.

"As predicted last month, while the spatial distribution patterns of Sargassum remained stable, Sargassum amount in each region increased in May considerably," researchers stated. "In every (area) but the Gulf of Mexico region, Sargassum amount exceeded its historical record. In particular, total Sargassum amount from all regions combined further increased from

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