Archive | November, 2009

Sarasota FL Manatee Deaths – Caused by Boat race? Red Tide?

22 November 2009

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This week alone in Sarasota FL there have been 3 manatees found dead. The suspected cause of death? Red Tide exposure. Since September 30th, there have been a dozen reported manatees deaths in Sarasota County. Researchers from FWRI were reluctant to attribute red tide as their death and downplayed the odds of red tide being [...]

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Red Tides, Diatom Algae and Nualgi

20 November 2009

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Red Tides, Diatom Algae and Nualgi

This is a guest post form the folks at Nugali.  They propose a Red Tide mitigation method.  Read on: Red Tides, Diatom Algae and Nualgi Fish kills, Dead Zones and Red Tides are some of the problems being seen in waters the world over. A large number of fish kills have been reported all over [...]

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Red Tide on the Increase Throughout the Gulf of Mexico

7 November 2009

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Red tide activity is on the increase in the Gulf of Mexico. The red tide bloom in Texas stretches as far as 200 miles off shore. There’s a large fish kill involved there. Florida also has a large fish kill from a red tide bloom. It’s right off the coast of Sanibel Island and a [...]

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