Tag: Red Tide

WHOM TO WRITE TO ABOUT RED TIDE

WHOM TO WRITE TO ABOUT RED TIDE Army Corps of Engineers: Contact(s): Colonel Jason Kirk, District Commander and District Engineer Email: Jason.a.kirk@usace.army.mil Lieutenant Colonel Jennifer Reynolds,...

Red tide woes bring about questions

June 15, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■BY MARCY SHORTUSE Hacking and sneezing continues as red tide is still finding its way to Gasparilla Island shores. While sometimes it seems worse on the Gulf side than the Harbor side – and at other...

Sea turtle nest numbers growing, patrollers anxiously await first hatch

June 8, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol volunteers didn’t experience the usual pleasant experience of patrolling their zones this week. Several suffered from coughing and sneezing,...

Suffering from red tide? You’re not alone

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE For the last three months islanders have been experiencing a mix of symptoms due to a large red tide bloom just offshore of Sarasota, Charlotte and Lee counties, which now extends...

Want to report red tide? There’s an app for that

■ PROVIDED BY MOTE MARINE. Smartphone users can now download a new app to self-report impacts of Florida red tide algae (Karenia brevis), thanks to Mote Marine Laboratory’s project to engage citizen...

The red tide challenge: Anonymous donor pledges $100,000 to matching research fund

March 3, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT. On Thursday, Feb. 23 Dr. Michael P. Crosby, president & CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory, announced that an anonymous challenge donation of $100,000 has been made to support Mote...

Red tide comes to Boca Grande beach

September 30, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
Health & Wellness

■ BY SUE ERWIN Coughing, sneezing and runny noses were common annoyances for islanders this week, after thousands of dead fish washed up on Charlotte County beaches. The irritations were the result...

Mote scientists expand monitoring service for Florida beachgoers

December 24, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

During this year of record Florida tourism, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are announcing exciting upgrades to their real-time beach monitoring tool – giving visitors and residents improved...

Southwest Florida scientists tracking changes in red tide

To the Editor: Mote Marine Laboratory scientists in Southwest Florida and others along Florida’s Gulf Coast are closely monitoring counts of red tide algae, after noting low-level increases of these...