Red tide is a toxic algae bloom that can be deadly to marine life and harmful to humans. Blooms typically occur in the fall but can happen at any time and last from a few days to several years. The ...

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County still has advisories posted for several area beaches as red tide counts continue to hover well above the toxic range. DOH says coastal residents should ...

A new paper summarizes the complex challenges of considering red tide in fisheries stock assessments and fisheries management decisions, and offers a roadmap for the future. Red tide occurs when the ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of South Florida shines light on the environmental drivers of red tide blooms. Identifying viruses associated with red tide can help researchers ...

A bioluminescent red tide makes the ocean glow blue near La Jolla, Calif. in this long-exposure image from 2020. Photo: Erik Jepsen / UC San Diego Red tides regularly make headlines in California, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Red tide has waters off Southwest Florida in the "kill zone." Caused by the Karenia brevis organism, red tide is no stranger to ...

It is unclear if red tide will dissipate or continue to bloom in the coming weeks. A patchy red tide bloom has affected the Sarasota and Manatee county area over the past wee. Local experts confirmed ...

Expansion of red tide blooms from Estero Bay in Lee County to northern Sarasota Bay can be directly linked to the volume of nitrogen-rich water released from rivers following hurricanes, according to ...

Identifying viruses associated with red tide can help researchers forecast the development of blooms and better understand environmental factors that can cause blooms to terminate. The study marks an ...