With the backing of community members like you 

the HMB Sargassum Committee is getting ever closer to celebrating 

the installation of a sargassum barrier in 2022!!

We’re happy to report that the HMB Sargassum Committee is ending the year with a bang.  By January 1st we will update our website with details on all our exciting news, including that:

• Okeanis is the manufacturer selected to provide our barrier and their Mexican distributor, Inmar, will be providing installation services along with ongoing maintenance.
   

• Arturo Orozco, owner of Casa Orozco and The Dive Center on Akumal Bay, is now heading up our Government Relations sub-committee, as well as participating in the Technical Oversight sub-committee.

• We’ve hired a lawyer to take the lead in seeking project approval from SEMARNAT and after a preliminary review we are confident we will have official permission to proceed with the installation within 90 days.

• One of our sponsors, Turtle Bay Cafe, has offered to take the lead on arranging an off-season storage facility for the barrier.

• The US based Yucatán Environmental Foundation (YEF) will assist us in certifying the charitable status of the project so that all US donors will be able to take a charitable deduction on their 2022 taxes.

Happy Holidays!
From the HMB Sargassum Committee

<hmbsargassumproject@gmail.com>

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Marieke Brown (La Tortuga)

Environmental & Mexican Corp. Sub-Committees

Steve Hamilton (Playa Blanca)

US Corp. Sub-Committee 

Alex Malison (Casa Fortuna)

Technical Oversight & Mexican Corp. Sub-Committees 

Arturo Orozco (Casa Orozco)

Government Relations & Technical Oversight Sub-Committees

Liane Perry (La Bahia)

Communications & Condo Sub-Committees

Ron Stern (Playa Caribe)

Technical Oversight Sub-Committee

Peter Swenson (Mi Casa del Mar)

Mexican Corp & Government Relations Sub-Committees

Amy Wall (Luna Azul)

Condo Sub-Committee

Lisa Wilson (Casa Fortuna)

Environmental Oversight & Communication Sub-Committees