TCGNRG was invited by Philippe Petit to speak on Saturday, September 6, 2025, about disruptive solutions and evaluation processes for sargassum management during the political back-to-school session of the Union of Democrats and Ecologists of Martinique (UDEM).
In front of just over 50 people, including politicians, supporters, and curious onlookers, Jean-François Dorville presented the need to analyse our current understanding of the sargassum stranding phenomenon and its consequences, to assess the needs for managing the presence of seaweed on the coast, and to adapt solutions. The three-part presentation, spanning 45 minutes, addressed many interrogation from the audience.
The notion of public health was naturally addressed. The event was held at the “Paradis des Anges” guesthouse in the commune of Vauclin in Martinique. The commune of Vauclin has been particularly affected by the stranding of Sargassum. There was also a persistent smell of Hydrogen Sulfide, due to a strip of manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme) and decomposing Sargassum at the entrance to Pointe Faula (see photo).
