Algae

Some 60 fish kills have been reported along the length of the Florida Keys this summer. Scorching sea surface temperatures that reduce oxygen levels are to blame. Though they have mainy hit small fish in the shallows, scientists and fishing guides fear increasing temperatures could bring far worse ones this summer. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

String of small fish kills along Florida Keys ring more hot water alarms. Is seagrass next?

Alan Halaly

A month-long string of fish kills are affecting shallow waters that run the length of the island chain, from Key Largo to Key West. Researchers blame soaring sea surface temperatures off the southern coast of Florida that have at at time approached 100 degrees and are running some seven degrees above normal.

A sign is posted for depositing dead marine life from the "red tide" bacteria into dumpsters is seen at Bay Vista Park on July 21, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida.

Environment

What to know about the 'red tide' hitting Florida beaches

Joe Hernandez

The toxic Karenia brevis algae has returned to the Gulf Coast for another year, killing fish and causing health problems in people.

A Florida congressman wants FEMA to provide emergency relief for algae outbreaks

Steve Newborn

Palm City Rep. Brian Mast says algae outbreaks should be treated by the federal government like responses to other natural disasters, such as hurricanes.

Tampa Bay Is Florida's Epicenter Of Red Tide

Steve Newborn

Dead fish have washed ashore from Elsa and swamped St. Petersburg. Crews from the city have collected nine tons of dead fish since Thursday. City officials said they were killed by red tide blooms.

Dead fish washed ashore at Indian Shores due to red tide on June 10, 2021.

Piney Point Not Believed To Be The Cause Of Red Tide In Pinellas

Tom Frazer, the dean and a professor at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, said the phosphate plant could be helping to fuel the outbreak.

In Florida's Lake Okeechobee, huge blooms of blue-green algae have become an annual occurrence. The Army Corps of Engineers is testing methods based on wastewater treatment to remove the green slime, which can produce toxins that threaten drinking water supplies, local economies and human health.

A New Old Way To Combat Toxic Algae: Float It Up, Then Skim It Off

Greg Allen

Massive blooms of blue-green algae are choking Florida's waterways. On Lake Okeechobee, the Army Corps of Engineers is testing methods based on wastewater treatment to remove the green slime.

Environment

South Florida Water Managers Take A Second Look At Controversial Sugar Lease

South Florida water managers dove into Everglades restoration in back to back meetings this week.On Wednesday, they got a crash course on the complex…

Environment

How Lake Okeechobee Discharge Decisions Are Made?

Toxic algae again is blooming in Florida waterways.The algae began in Lake Okeechobee and is spreading after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiated…

State Grants To Help With Algae Blooms

News Service of Florida

A $3 million grant program for local governments to clean toxic algae blooms in the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee estuaries has been started by the...

Green Algae In Lake Okeechobee Thrives In High Temperatures

Last week, Gov. Rick Scott ordered a state of emergency for seven counties around Lake Okeechobee as a result of toxic algae blooms. Now the Army Corps of…

Toxic Algae, A Coconut Grove Man Takes On France & A New Progressive News Source In Tallahassee

The Everglades Foundation is kicking off a campaign to include the Everglades Reservoir in this year’s federal Water Resources Development Act bill. The…

Health News Florida

Algae, Seaweed Discolor Florida Waters And Beaches

The Associated Press