What first seems like some type of unsettling waterborne disease is simply an algal bloom. Algal blooms occur when microalgal ...

The algae that causes red tide can result in toxic conditions for marine species. A sign warning of the red tide risk is displayed at Lido Key Beach in Sarasota, Florida, on March 15, 2023.

Red tide algae Karenia brevis found in waters off of Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte and Lee counties. Scientists explain what will influence the length and severity of a potential bloom.

With red tide sometimes taking up thousands of square miles and stretching deep into the water, there is not an effective and safe way to rid of the algae. So, in a gist, that is red tide and ...

To report symptoms from Florida red tide or any aquatic toxin, call 800-222-1222 to speak to a poison specialist immediately. Advertisement To report fish kills to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Red tide is caused by high concentrations of a toxin-producing microscopic algae, called K. brevis, that is found in the Gulf of Mexico. Tests conducted Dec. 5 confirmed red tide at Seagate based ...

TACLOBAN CITY – Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar has turned positive for red tide toxins based on the latest confirmation test ...

Red tides occur when algae — plant-like organisms that live in salt and freshwater — grow out of control and produce harmful toxins that can kill fish and sicken people and pets.

Health authorities have issued a precautionary red tide warning in parts of Eastern Samar and Samar after some shellfish ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast who weathered back-to-back hurricanes now have something else to keep an eye on -– a possible plume of harmful algae in the waters ...

Red tides occur when algae grow out of control and produce harmful toxins that can kill fish and sicken people and pets. Credit: Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP.