algae blooms

In the next few months, scientists will be monitoring the current, temperature and tropical storm activity, as these factors can shift red tide blooms.

New research finds that human pollution influences the severity of red tides more directly than scientists previously understood. The connection sheds light on the need for better water-quality monitoring statewide — and ultimately, to reduce the nutrient pollution flowing into Florida’s waterways.

After decades of pollution suffocated Tampa Bay and killed half its seagrass and much of its marine life, unprecedented political cooperation and hundreds of science-guided projects brought the estuary back to life. Tampa Bay became a symbol for the success of the Clean Water Act of 1972, but seagrasses and fish have begun to die again.

The new University of Miami research inspired an English scientist and poet to turn it into verse.

The organization releases clams into Sarasota Bay due to their natural abilities to filter excess nutrients.

Her "Clean Water Initiative" would require state officials to adopt "best management practices" for the use of fertilizers and pesticides on farms.

It would direct money toward technology geared toward reducing the nitrates that fuel the blooms.

Gov. Ron DeSantis will ask legislators to consider $960 million in funds for the 2022-23 fiscal year to support resiliency efforts across the state.

It includes several projects across the Tampa Bay region.

This past week, high concentrations of red tide only went as far north as Pinellas County. But this week, those levels have been detected all the way up in the Panhandle.

Fried, a Democratic candidate for governor, wants to crack down on businesses that contribute to algae outbreaks.