red tide

Researchers hope the study can eventually find a way to predict when blooms will occur, and how to reduce their effects on beach life.

The study, by Mote Marine Laboratory, connects increased harmful algae blooms with the long-term acidification of Florida’s estuaries.

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County is advising Florida Keys residents and visitors to exercise caution as the presence of Red Tide was detected near Marvin Key and Marquesas Keys.

The organism that causes red tide was found at trace levels in three counties last week.

Satellite images of red tide blooms in the Gulf of Mexico and modeling from within the water column will then be combined with a foodweb model to estimate mortality rates of different fish species.

New surveys of seagrass on Florida's Gulf Coast shows the vital marine plant is continuing to lose ground at a rapid pace in Tampa and Sarasota Bay.

Army Corps officials say the plan scheduled to begin in June will take another six months after federal environmental officials decided to issue a more rigorous review.

Business owners and tourism experts in Southwest Florida explain how red tide impacts the bottom line.

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

A new study by the Roskamp Institute, found participants exhibited symptoms previously only associated with eating contaminated seafood.

The new University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science research inspired an English scientist and poet to turn it into verse.

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