For the past few months, the Caribbean side of Mexico has had an unusual high amount of Seaweed (Sargassum) wash up on the beaches. This includes the Akumal area.
It's been such an unusually high quantity that the Mexican government finally stepped in to help out with the cleanup, spending about $9 million towards the cleanup effort.
You can read more about it, and see some pictures, here at this article:
http://costamayalife.com/2015/08/14/mexican-government-cleaning-up-mahahual-beaches-from-sargassum-seaweed/
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