Beach Cleanup

Tourism officials in the Bay Islands are promoting Roatán, Guanaja, and Utila for the upcoming Morazán Week holiday, while also addressing sargassum accumulation on beaches with a planned cleanup on Sunday.

Public agencies and private tourism organizations in Tela, Atlántida, joined forces on Saturday to clear sargassum seaweed from the municipal beach, removing accumulated algae that degrades the coastal environment and affects the tourist industry.

La Ceiba's municipal government began removing massive accumulations of sargassum seaweed from over two kilometers of central beach ahead of the Morazán holiday tourism surge, with crews and heavy machinery working to clear the area before visitors arrive.

As sargassum seaweed threatens Honduras's most-visited beach destination ahead of the Morazán holiday, Tela's municipal government has activated cleanup crews and contingency plans to protect tourism and public access to the shoreline.

Sargassum seaweed arrived on Omoa's Caribbean beaches two days ago, disrupting fishing and threatening tourism during the busy Morazán Week holiday, with local authorities organizing cleanup crews to keep the coastline clear.

Roatán's municipality is stepping up weekly or biweekly beach-cleaning crews during the March–September peak season to remove sargassum and solid waste from Guatemala (via the Motagua River) and Puerto Cortés that wash ashore on the island's unmonitored beaches.