In early October, State and local officials identified a large patch of red tide that appeared to stretch from inshore southern Sarasota County to offshore Collier County, centered off Charlotte Harbor and stretching southeast toward Collier. It has now extended from Collier through Sarasota County with patches in Manatee and Pinellas County. The bloom is [...]
A study recently published in the journal Science found that the majority of the world’s fisheries are declining but could recover if properly managed. The paper found that “over 40 percent of fisheries have crashed or are overfished, producing economic losses in excess of $50 billion per year.” This is the first time researchers have [...]
Our friends at Mote Laboratory have asked us to share the following news release: Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are studying samples from the current bloom of Florida red tide this week in Southwest Florida to advance a major research initiative: learning how nutrients in the water play into the complex “recipe” for red tide. Florida [...]
Mote Marine recently deployed a robot submarine to help monitor the red tide bloom off Southwest Florida. The yellow robot submarine, nicknamed Waldo, will head toward the edge of the bloom to gather information on the bloom’s shape, size and other characteristics. It carries a Karenia brevis detector that was created by Dr. Gary Kirkpatrick, [...]
An Editorial in the Herald Tribune on October 10th cited the latest red tide bloom that has hit the gulf coast. It spoke of the dead fish washing up on beaches and respiratory irritation levels risings. It reminded people of past outbreaks and how devastating it can be with our beaches graveyards to dead fish, [...]
