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Archive | August, 2010
Red Tide Fatalism to Sharks Proven
Just published in the journal, Aquatic Toxicology, is a study by Dong-Ha Nam and colleagues on the effects of brevetoxins on sharks. Brevetoxins are the toxins that are released by organisms like Karenia Brevis, the organism that is behind Florida Red Tide. The conclusion? Brevetoxins modify the neurochemistry of shark brains, making them over-excited and [...]
Continue reading...Underwater Oil Plumes Proven
19 August 2010
22 Mile Long Oil Plume Proven Conclusively to Exist. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has been tracking a a massive underwater oil plume since mid June. Those in power, denied it’s existence, so Woods Hole shifted funds from tracking it and finding others to proving it’s existence. It took over a month they have successfully proven [...]
Continue reading...Fish Kill in Cape May NJ
12 August 2010
Today officials are investigating a “massive” fish kill in Delaware Bay NJ. Tens of thousands of Menhaden (a type of herring used for fish oil and bait), have been washing ashore in Cape May NJ. Preliminary suspects are not red tide or any other toxic algal bloom. New Jersey’s State Department of Environmental Protection indicates [...]
Continue reading...Algae Bloom in Virginia
12 August 2010
Consistent increases in water pollution and water temperatures are causing an increasing amount of Algae blooms in coastal waters of Virginia. Chris Moore, a scientist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation also says the algae are especially plentiful in lower Chesapeake Bay bay and in the Hampton Roads area. Further Mr. Moore is quoted as saying: [...]
Continue reading...Mysterious Discolorations Found in Gulf
9 August 2010
Some mysterious discolorations of water have been found in a recent flyover in the Gulf of Mexico, near GPS cordinates: GPS coords for discolorations: 29 46 58 … 89 02 11 The flyover by the National Wildlife Federation staff observed: . . . red streams on the surface of the water caught in a rip [...]
Continue reading...Letting the Suspects Gather the Evidence
8 August 2010
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At the risk of becoming the Oil Spill news web site instead of the Red Tide Florida Web site, I have to throw one more quick article up about the BP Oil Leak. There is a criminal investigation going on against Haliburton (recognize that name?) , Transocean, Cameron International and British Petroleum for what has [...]
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30 August 2010
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