Sargassum seaweed washing onto a tropical beach

Sargassum Watch Citizen Science Program

Active Monitoring for Sargassum

Join a growing network of volunteers documenting Sargassum landings along our coastlines. Your videos and photographs help scientists track these events and provide information to affected coastal communities.  Get involved today to make a tangible impact!

Open to all volunteers over the age of 18.

Live Tracking

See Observations in Real Time

Every pin on this map is a real observation submitted by a volunteer like you. Watch the data grow as our network expands across the Atlantic coast. This project is hosted on https://geo.ai/sargassumwatch

Sargassum Watch Geo.ai dashboard showing live observation map and photo feed
Dashboard Title
Interactive Map
Live Photo Feed
Citizen Observation Pins

For Researchers & Partners

Interested in Using Sargassum Watch Citizen Science Data?

Sargassum Watch observation photographs, videos, and associated metadata is available to researchers, resource managers, and partners. Please review our acknowledgment guidelines before use, and reach out if you have questions about data access or collaboration.