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 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 ...

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.

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 ...

Very little is known about viruses associated with red tide, a condition that occurs when a species of algae called Karenia Brevis blooms in abundance and emits a neurotoxins that can kill marine ...

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.

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

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

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, which scientists refer to as harmful algae blooms, occur when aquatic microorganisms grow out of control, producing toxins that can kill fish, make shellfish unsafe to eat and leave the ...