From as far back as 2011, sargassum seaweed has plagued the once pristine coastlines of several Caribbean countries. 

Now, Saint Lucia is one of five territories set to benefit from a Japan-funded project through the United Nations Development Programme which supports a search for solutions to the abnormal influx of Sargassum seaweed.

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