While red tides and other algal blooms can occur worldwide, Karenia brevis is found almost exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico but also has been found on the east coast of Florida and off the coast of ...

One of the most hazardous HABs occurred almost every year along Florida’s Gulf Coast. The algae responsible for these blooms was Karenia brevis, a tiny algae that produced toxins that killed ...

The vast majority of the water flowing into the St. Lucie Estuary is from local communities — not Lake Okeechobee.' ...

Nutrient pollution from the discharge fueled a deadly red tide that killed dozens of Florida manatees. Lake Okeechobee experiences the most widespread and sustained blue-green algae blooms, but ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.― Conservation groups sent a letter today urging Florida officials to set water-quality standards for the harmful toxins in algal blooms that threaten the health of the state’s ...

Toxic red algae blooms in Florida have spread to metropolitan counties on the state's east coast, triggering large-scale beach closures and fears of a plunge in the tourist economy. WEST PALM BEACH, ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ... to the development and maintenance of harmful blue-green algae blooms.” They recommended “broader regulatory oversight of onsite ...

Lab tests for the other kinds were conducted in Florida ... their presence in recycling ponds is a relatively new phenomenon in Washington state. Harmful algal blooms have only recently become ...

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and partners collect algae samples from reported bloom locations. After samples are analyzed at their laboratory, the toxin results can be ...

As harmful algal blooms (HABs) continue to spread across ... Now, researchers from the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University, have filled that gap by ...