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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...Alexandrium Tamarence – Red Tide in Maine
15 April 2010
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Did you know that Main’s Red tide is a completely different animal than the K. Brevis that makes up Florida Red Tide? It’s called Alexandrium Tamarence. It behaves differently, but the effects are just as destructive. Link to this post!
Continue reading...The Million Diatom Orgy
19 December 2009
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Scicurious from “Friday’s Wierd Science” has written a sexy article about a massive Diatom bloom that occurred off the coast of Napels (Italy, not Florida this tiem). It’s pretty rare that marine biology can be sexy. But since this story is and diatoms are what red tide are made off, we just made to mention [...]
Continue reading...Land Animals suffering from Red Tide Exposure in Texas
19 December 2009
It’s been long known by citizens, especially in Florida, that red tide kills pets and contributes to deaths of the elderly and the sickly that are bed ridden near red tide contaminated waters. The latter is pretty rare, because usually, anyone that has the resources to live near the water in Florida, has the resources [...]
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...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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30 August 2010
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