Florida's Harmful Algal Bloom
HABs: Harmful Algae Blooms | Florida Department of Health
Some blooms release toxins that make ecosystems, animals and people sick. Scientists call these harmful algae blooms, known as HABs. In Florida, ...
Gulf of Mexico/Florida: Harmful Algal Blooms - National Ocean Service
In the Gulf of Mexico, some harmful algal blooms are caused by the microscopic algae species Karenia brevis, commonly called red tide. These algal blooms can ...
Harmful Algal Blooms - Water Programs
Scientists believe large algal blooms in Florida started from natural causes, but have been made worse by human impact on the environment.
Harmful Algal Blooms - Florida Sea Grant
Florida Sea Grant supports research and extension efforts to improve our understanding of harmful algal blooms and develop recommendations to minimize the ...
Harmful Algae Blooms | Florida Department of Health
For historical information on the location of blue-green algal blooms (cyanobacteria), visit the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Gulf of Mexico Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast - nccos
In the Gulf of Mexico, some harmful algal blooms are caused by the microscopic algae species Karenia brevis, commonly called red tide.
Harmful Algal Blooms - Protecting Florida - Ocean Conservancy
Harmful algal blooms (including significant red tide events in southwest Florida) are impacting our ocean and coasts, killing iconic marine wildlife.
Florida's Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Problem: Escalating Risks to ...
While risks related to K. brevis blooms are established, Florida also remains susceptible to future HABs due to large scale freshwater ...
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Algal Bloom ...
From the Florida Department of Health: In water bodies with blue-green algae, if people or animals splash or if boats create wakes, the cyanotoxins in the algae ...
Weekly Updates and Subscription | Florida Department of ...
Different types of blue-green algal bloom species can look different and have different impacts. However, regardless of species, many types of blue-green algae ...
Harmful Algal Bloom/Red Tide Task Force | FWC
Call (866) 300-9399 at any time from anywhere in Florida toll-free to hear a recording about red tide conditions throughout the state. Callers outside of ...
Florida's HABs - Florida Atlantic University
Florida Harmful Algal Blooms · Microcystis aeruginosa. This cyanobacterium, or “Blue-green algae”, is a freshwater species that typically blooms during warm, ...
Blue-Green Algae | Water Quality Dashboard
Blooms can be reported to DEP 24 hours a day, seven days a week online at ReportAlgalBloom.com or toll-free at 1-855-305-3903.
Addressing Blue-Green Algal Blooms
Although they can occur at any time, blue-green algae are most common in Florida during the summer and early fall, with high temperatures and abundant sunlight.
Learn about algae blooms in Florida, including red tide. What is a Harmful Algal Bloom? A harmful algal bloom (HAB) is the proliferation of a toxic or nuisance ...
Florida's Algae Problem: What Is It, And How Can It Affect You?
Red tide, an algal bloom caused by a saltwater organism called Karenia brevis, is slowly creeping along the state's southwest coast. As ...
Florida's Toxic Algae - Center for Biological Diversity
The lake in particular has been besieged by nutrient pollution for decades, causing unprecedented blooms of blue-green algae. Also known as cyanobacteria, blue- ...
What's Really 'Fueling' Harmful Algae in Florida's Lake Okeechobee?
Over the past two decades, blooms of blue-green algae (Microcystis) have emerged in the lake and have been flushed into nearby urban estuaries, ...
Florida's Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Problem: Escalating Risks to ...
Florida's Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Problem: Escalating Risks to Human, Environmental and Economic Health With Climate Change
Success Story: Harmful Algal Bloom Outreach in Florida - CDC
Florida has been successful in increasing its communications about harmful algal blooms to the public. The Florida Department of Health's ...