Rethinking Sargassum: From Coastal Challenge to Sustainable Solution
On a serene, sunny morning you journey to a Florida beach, but the shore isn’t as perfect as you imagined. … Continue
Florida’s Algae Problem: What Is It, And How Can It Affect You?
Floridians are already witnessing its harmful consequences in aquatic ecosystems as Florida creeps into its summer season.
UPDATED April 25, 2022: A Rundown of the Piney Point Wastewater Leak
Polluted wastewater at an abandoned phosphate mine in Manatee County was pumped into Tampa Bay to stop a leak.
In Florida, red tide is caused by the accumulation of Karenia brevis, a type of single-celled organism called a dinoflagellate.
In fresh water, the most common kind of algae that produce blooms are blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria.
Sargassum is a type of seaweed, or brown algae, that spends its life on the ocean’s surface and floats in large masses.