Mote Publishes First-Ever Field Study Revealing that Red Tide Contributes to Coastal and Ocean Acidification
A pioneering study led by Mote Marine Laboratory, in collaboration with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWC-FWRI) and the U.S. Geological Survey...
Red tide
Red tide grows in both fresh and marine water as a brown-red substance floating at the surface and shallow water columns. Its toxins affect humans, marine mammals, fish, shellfish and birds. If you visit the beach and experience...
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? Mote’s Beach Conditions Reporting System provides shoreline observations as often as twice daily: visitbeaches.org/map ...
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? Mote’s Beach Conditions Reporting System provides shoreline observations as often as twice daily: visitbeaches.org/map ...