Tag: Red Tide

FWC reports return of red tide

December 24, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE- The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has announced the presence of a red tide bloom just to the south of Boca Grande, and to the north. A patchy bloom of organism, also...

Red tide report

In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background to high concentrations in Sarasota County, very low to high concentrations in and/or offshore of Charlotte County, background...

RED TIDE FORUM

November 16, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Learn about Florida red tide blooms during a Boca Grande red tide forum featuring scientists, university professors and wildlife rehabilitators. The free public forum, co-hosted by Mote...

Red tide still rolls along Boca Grande beaches

September 14, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT A bloom of the Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists in Southwest Florida and extends from northern Pinellas to Lee counties along 125 miles of coastline. Aerial surveys...

The more we attempt to understand, the more confusing the red tide and blue green algae becomes

August 24, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Editorial, News, Opinion

To the Editor: We all desire a simple clear path to solve our messes to make them disappear. As we read we need to remain objective to learn! When we think with a bias it fogs our thinking. Unfortunately,...

Charlotte County declares local state of emergency: ‘This is an economic tragedy’

August 17, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Charlotte County Commission staff announced on Tuesday, Aug. 14 that they would be holding an emergency meeting to discuss a resolution declaring a local state of emergency relating to...

Red tide public meeting scheduled for August 24

August 17, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT On Friday, Aug. 24 the public is invited to a red tide forum from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Englewood Event Center, 3069 S. McCall Rd. in Englewood. Featured speakers include algae scientist...

Red tide, blue-green algae: common misconceptions and facts

July 13, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE We’ve recently seen a glut of news stories regarding all of the algae in the water, of all different shades and hues. We’ve been under a red tide warning for quite some time now,...

Research shows bad blooms back to the 1800s, so the question is … Are we really feeding the red monster?

June 29, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Hype on social media and on local television news channels continues regarding our red tide bloom, and it’s easy to see why. It’s been a few years since we had a fish kill of this...

Red tide from a Mote scientist’s perspective

June 29, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Coughing and sneezing due to red tide is annoying enough … but as dead fish piled up on island beaches this week, the stench in the air certainly added to the unpleasantness. One thing...