FloridaRed Tide

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 of, if there are any others, please let us know), was sponsored by Mote Marine.  Sadly, they insisted that polluted clay from phosphorus mines be used (phosphorus is one of the main nutrients that red tide needs to sustain a bloom). The scientist refused to participate, were fired and the Mote Marine declared that clay slurry treatments were bad for the environment (only true if you use polluted clay).

Heck, even high school kids and local inventors are beating us with red tide mitigation methods.

It is definitely time to shake up Florida’s dysfunctional scientific community.  One has to wonder whats up with Mote Marine wanting to use polluted clay from Phosporus mines, does it have something to do with their funding, are they somehow connected?  We asked them, but they just won’t answer.