Archive | October, 2009

Harmful Algal Blooms Elsewhere

31 October 2009

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There are several other Harmful Algal Blooms occuring throught out the world at the moment.  All of them are being call red tide but Link to this post!

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Red Tide Causes Large Fish Kill off Sanibel Island

31 October 2009

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2 major red tide blooms are cause for great concern in along the west coast of Florida. Link to this post!

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Red Tide Brings Large Fish Kill

29 October 2009

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The red tide bloom in Texas is getting stronger.There’s a fish kill or two in the Mustang island area (which on the northern end of South Padre Island, just south of Port Aransas.  The main fish kill goes from just inside the inlet to a mile offshore according to the  Texas Parks and Wildlife Department [...]

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Red Tide Still Lingers in Texas and Florida after the Cold Front

25 October 2009

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This is kinda troubling folks, the red tide bloom in Texas and the red tide bloom in southwestern Florida have Not been mitigated by the cold front like everyone expected.  Right now both of these red tides will increase in size or strength after the weather comes back?  Well that remains to be seen, but [...]

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Red Tide Report for 10-18-2009

18 October 2009

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Read our Red Tide Report page for updates.  The bloom in Sarasota County is growing, but slowly. The Red tide bloom down in Ft Myers Florida and Naples Florida is a totally different story! It’s increasing in strength and size rapidly. In fact there is either a brand new red tide bloom off Charlotte Harbor [...]

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Red Tide wreaks havoc on Sandcastle Show

18 October 2009

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The Sandcastle Days Festival in South Padre Island Texas had an unwelcome visitor this weekend. A Red Tide bloom. I feel sorry for the artists that stuck it out and completed there sandcastles. It appears the artists were staggered from 50′ to 150′ from the shoreline and they still complained of coughing wheezing, and eyes [...]

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