Red Tide (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Red Tide

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Toxic Karenia brevis blooms (commonly known as Florida red tides) occur often on the West Florida Shelf. These harmful algal blooms are hazardous to marine life as well as to humans (through neurotoxic shellfish poisoning or aerosolized toxins, which cause respiratory distress).

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P.Schmidt, Charlotte Sun

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