Mitchell made a commitment to secure and process a record 10,000 tons of seaweed by 2026.

This project will be supported by the European Union, and details have already been finalized on offshore harvesting, resource mobilization and the development of progressive pilot projects to address the sargassum problem at a regional level, according to the Associates Times website.

It seeks to involve private sector companies, international financial institutions, multilateral development banks and European development agencies, among other stakeholders.

According to the source, sargassum is a brown algae that floats in an island-like structure on the surface of the sea, but never descends and adheres to the ocean floor.

Sargassum can be identified by its leafy appendages, branches and round berry-like structures that make up the entire plant formation.

The berries are gas-and oxygen-filled structures that aid buoyancy and allow the algae to float on the surface.

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