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As sargassum blooms hit Honduran Caribbean coasts, a national strategy launched in August aims to move beyond cleanup toward productive uses—following Mexico's research showing the seaweed contains valuable nutrients for agriculture, biofuel, and industrial applications.

A thick accumulation of sargassum seaweed blanketed Omoa's beach in Cortés on Friday morning, forcing fishermen to suspend operations and trapping fish that had to be rescued.