Vince Lovko, a phytoplantkon ecologist at Mote Marine Lab, crisscrossed the waters off Longboat Key in his lab's Yellowfin fishing boat with a crew of researchers, sampling sea water from a red tide that has slushed around ...
Environment
Sep 3, 2018
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Over the past two months, dozens of dead dolphins have washed ashore in Florida and hundreds of diseased seals have died in the northeastern United States, officials said Friday.
Ecology
Aug 31, 2018
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Biologists are working to help two pygmy killer whales that had been found distressed in shallow waters on Florida's Gulf Coast.
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2018
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The number of manatee deaths in Florida this year has already exceeded the total for all of 2017.
Ecology
Aug 21, 2018
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A state of emergency has been declared in Florida as the worst red tide in a decade blackens the ocean water, killing dolphins, sea turtles and fish at a relentless pace.
Plants & Animals
Aug 15, 2018
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Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency due to Florida red tide in seven counties, including Charlotte, Collier, Lee, Manatee, Monroe, Pinellas and Sarasota counties. Florida red tide blooms have struck the state's ...
Environment
Aug 15, 2018
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Tons of dead fish. A smell so awful you gag with one inhale. Empty beaches, empty roads, empty restaurants.
Ecology
Aug 10, 2018
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What killed a 26-foot whale shark that washed up in southwest Florida?
Ecology
Aug 10, 2018
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Two large-scale algae outbreaks in Florida are killing fish and threatening public health. Along the southwest coast, one of the longest-lasting red tide outbreaks in the state's history is affecting more than 100 miles of ...
Environment
Aug 10, 2018
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Tourism, fishing and public health are being threatened by contaminants discoloring stretches of beaches at the southern end of the Florida peninsula.
Environment
Jul 10, 2018
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