Researcher warns runaway seaweed taking over the Caribbean but could be good biofuel feedstock

In Mexico, Xinhua news agency reports that a researcher from the National Autonomous University of Mexico has warned climate change over the last decade has led Sargassum seaweed to invade beaches around the Caribbean, creating a threat to local ecosystems, but at the same time some believe the plant could be a good feedstock for biofuel. The university has teamed with the government to research improved collection systems for the brown, foul-smelling grass as well as a feasibility study for extracting economic value from it.