Scientists might soon be able to forecast when the see is gonna turn red - and don’t worry, it has nothing to do with the apocalypse. For the first time, researchers identified nearly a dozen viruses ...

University of South Florida researchers have discovered connections between certain viruses and red tide blooms. The even found a new viral species. Further research is needed to understand the ...

While much of Florida’s coastline remains clear this week, the Panhandle is seeing a resurgence of Karenia brevis, the organism responsible for red tide. State monitors have confirmed the presence of ...

TAMPA, Fla. (March 18, 2025) – A new study led by researchers at the University of South Florida shines light on the environmental drivers of red tide blooms. Identifying viruses associated with red ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A new study led by researchers at the University of South Florida sheds light on the environmental drivers of red tide blooms. "We're able to better look at the roles of viruses ...

It is not a bad start to the Red Tide season across western Florida, especially since no microorganisms have been detected in the southwest, where toxic algae blooms often occur during early fall. But ...

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — As red tide continues to impact marine life and coastal communities, scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota are seeing promising results from their latest red tide ...

Red tide, the naturally occurring algae bloom that causes toxicity in shellfish, continues to plague the state’s coastline — keeping Texas oysters out of local restaurants and threatening the $18.5 ...

Sarasota implements technology that removes nitrogen and phosphorus from the wastewater… improving the water quality of our ...

Microscopic algae blooms have turned the ocean off Ventura into a sort of brown soup in recent weeks but may not stick around much longer. Caused by tiny phytoplankton, they are two of several that ...