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Floating patches of seaweed may also be blown off course and prevented from making landfall by northerly winds.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities and a committee of marine scientists continue to study the sargassum, monitor its movements through the Caribbean and look for better ways of disposing of it should it return in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you wondering about the seaweed that has been washing ashore from time to time along parts of the Quintana Roo coast during the summer, we are happy to report that it has disappeared and our turquoise waters have returned. 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