Red Tide: Overview and Clinical Manifestations
Harmful algal blooms occur when toxin-producing algae grow rapidly. These occur worldwide and have significant impacts on aquatic ecosystems and on human health. Specifically, the toxic blooms of Karenia brevis in Florida may affect...
Neurological illnesses associated with Florida red tide (Karenia brevis) blooms
Human respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses can result from exposures to brevetoxins originating from coastal Florida red tide blooms, comprising the marine alga Karenia brevis (K. brevis). Only limited research on the extent...
MAP Red Tide Initiative Facility
Florida Red Tide Mitigation & Technology Development Facility at MAP To fight the impacts of Florida red tide (blooms of Karenia brevis algae) effectively while causing no further environmental harm...
Red Tide Research Internships
Red Tide Research Internships There are several red tide programs and projects that accept interns. If interested, please select Red Tide Program in your internship application, but specify one or several of the following...
Red Tide FAQ
How can I find out what current red tide conditions are? To report fish kills, contact the FWC Fish Kill Hotline at 800-636-0511 or submit...
Red Tide Initiative Quick Links & Forecasts
Visit these pages for harmful algal bloom resources, updates, condition reports and forecasts: Mote's Beach Conditions Reporting System Mote's...
Red Tide Initiative Facilities & Culture Reservation
Back to Initiative main page Reserve Our Mesocosms, Raceways & Culture An important part of the Florida...
Red Tide Initiative Progress
Back to Initiative main page Timeline Click each tab for seasonal updates from the Florida Red Tide Mitigation &...
Red Tide Initiative Partner Institutions
Back to Initiative main page Mote Marine Laboratory Florida...
Red Tide
There are thousands of species of algae in fresh and marine waters; these organisms form the basis of the food web and provide an important source of the oxygen we need to breathe. While most species are harmless to humans and animals,...
Precipitation, submarine groundwater discharge of nitrogen, and red tides along the southwest Florida Gulf coast.
Blooms of the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis occur almost every year along the southwest Florida Gulf coast. Long-duration blooms with especially high concentrations of K. brevis, known as red tides, destroy marine life through production...
Mote hosts workshop to discuss deployment of mitigation tools for Florida red tide
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium recently invited researchers from around the world to discuss mitigation tools and technologies for the harmful algal bloom (HAB) that affects many communities across the state – Florida red...
Mote hosts workshop to guide implementation of mitigation tools for Florida red tide
Florida red tide is a type of harmful algal bloom caused by higher-than-normal concentration of the microscopic alga, Karenia brevis, that occurs in the ocean and coastal waters of southwest Florida. These blooms can harm sea life,...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium leader provides red tide update to Bay Area Legislative Delegation
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s President & CEO, Dr. Michael P. Crosby, spoke to the Bay Area Legislative Delegation (BALD) to provide updates on the Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology Development Initiative that...
Governor DeSantis opens first-of-its-kind red tide mitigation technologies testing facility
The Florida Red Tide Mitigation & Technology Development Initiative, led by Mote Marine Laboratory in collaboration with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, is moving closer to finding the technologies and strategies...
Rapid test of red tide mitigation strategy deployed in Sarasota
A bloom of Florida red tide, patchy and persistent since December 2020, has recently increased in severity in Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay and along the coast from Pasco to Sarasota counties, causing respiratory irritation at local beaches...
Florida Red Tide FAQs
How can I find out what current red tide conditions are? To report fish kills, contact the FWC Fish Kill Hotline at 800-636-0511 or submit...
Fighting red tide impacts with science – 2020 Annual Report
This story is a highlight from our 2020 Annual Report. TURNING THE (RED) TIDE WITH A GAME-CHANGING INITIATIVE As Gulf of Mexico communities...
Mote announces 2nd round of projects selected for the Florida Red Tide Initiative
Mote Marine Laboratory announces second round of projects selected for the Florida Red Tide Mitigation & Technology Development Initiative Sixteen Mote and partner-led projects have been selected to investigate...
Red Tide Initiative advances mitigation science, even in challenging times
Just like other community members, many marine scientists were self-isolating to protect public health in April 2020. In the meantime, researchers from multiple institutions were joining forces—mostly virtually, for now—to arrange...
In red tide’s wake, snook science to the rescue
During fall 2018, Florida red tide—a harmful bloom of Karenia brevis algae—intensified to a level that many marine animals could not survive. Of special concern was the impact on spawning female snook. If snook females...