Archive | January, 2008

Proven Red Tide Mitigation Method – Clay Slurry

27 January 2008

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This is yet another response to those who say there is no way known to stop a red tide bloom. There are many, here’s one that’s been proven to work and be environmentally safe. It’s been used in Asia for decades. Link to this post!

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Possible Red Tide Mitigation Method – AMOEBOPHRYA

27 January 2008

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In general I beleive that breeding one species of life to control another is usually a bad idea. But the typical human in me always asks “what could be the harm?” usually I come with an answer, right away. For instance – the greatest harm is usually the new species becomes a problem! Several times [...]

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Florida almost clear of Red Tide

24 January 2008

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At the moment almost all of Florida is free of red tide blooms. The weather has a lot to do with this as the cold we’ve been having is extremely unfavorable to red tide bloom development. Still, even with the cold there are small amounts of red tide in two locations at the moment. One [...]

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New Red Tide Info Hotline

9 January 2008

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A new Red Tide beach conditions hotline (and accompaning web sites), have been created. I’m not sure I should be even writing about them as there are several already. Mote Marine Labs has a “Beach Conditions Reports for Southwest Florida” page that uses google Maps technology. Some web developer put a lot of work into [...]

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Red Tide Alert–Panama City Beach, Florida!! This Toxin Can Kill!! Humans Beware!!

6 January 2008

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Red tide toxin is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS to humans! Case in point: An otherwise healthy senior woman (from another state) went to Panama City Beach, Florida in October. Unbeknownst to her, there was a significant outbreak of red tide at the time. She had a bit of a cough prior to coming to the beach but [...]

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