Toward Seasonal Forecasting of Sargassum Influx Events in the Tropical Atlantic

Donald R Johnson1, Hazel A. Oxenford2, Shelly-Ann Cox3, Kristie Allyene4, Micaela A. Small5 and James S. Franks1, (1)University of Southern Mississippi, Center for Fisheries Research and Development, Ocean Springs, United States, (2)University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies, Cave Hill, Barbados, (3)University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies, Bridgetown, Barbados, (4)World Maritime University, Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, Barbados, Sweden, (5)University of the West Indies Cave Hill, Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies, Bridgetown, Barbados