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Archive | May, 2009
UAE mitigates red tide bloom, why doesn’t Florida?
To the UAE, ( a Persian Gulf country), red tide blooms are a new thing. However after just one year they already have the US and the State of Florida beat. That’s yet another country that is using various clay slurry treatments to mitigate red tide blooms. Our only attempt in Florida (that we know [...]
Continue reading...Lacking Leadership from State, Locales make their own laws
17 May 2009
Lacking leadership and legislation from the State of Florida, many townships cities and counties are making their own laws banning or partially banning the use of fertilizer. The latest legislation to be enacted is from Lee county. Sounds like good news right? Sure it is. However the fertilizers that the homeowners in coastal communities aren’t [...]
Continue reading...FWRI reports on Large Florida Algae Bloom
16 May 2009
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itizens and visitors have been using the report red tide (thanks!) page to tell us about what they thought was a large red tide bloom along the east coast of Florida. Well Florida's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute begs to differ.
Continue reading...Red Tide Prediction
14 May 2009
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This article will be short and sweet. I predict the red tide will increase as soon as the rains come. Obvious you say? I agree. Why so obvious? The currently accepted theory is that fertilizer builds up in farmlands, government property, (like medians) and your neighbors lawn (you know, the one with the unnaturally green [...]
Continue reading...Myakka River Fish Kill – Red Tide
11 May 2009
Sometimes I regret not going with my instinct. When I first heard about a fish kill in the Myakka river, and realized that it was right after a moderate rain, my instinct said red tide or blue green algae was to blame. I pass by the Myakka river frequently in my travels and I had [...]
Continue reading...Lee County is Catching On . . .
4 May 2009
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It looks like Lee County is not only learning how to prevent red tide, but is also learning that all they have to do is try and they’ll make a difference. They’ve recently enacted legislation which while poorly written and still not very effective, will make a difference. Here’s some of the points the legislation [...]
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17 May 2009
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