red tide Archives | Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Today's Research for Tomorrow's Oceans Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:16:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Mote and Partners Field-Testing Promising Red Tide Initiative Technologies https://mote.org/news/mote-and-partners-field-testing-promising-red-tide-initiative-technologies/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:00:54 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=16737 Mote Marine Laboratory is excited to announce that three promising red tide mitigation technologies have completed rigorous laboratory testing and received regulatory approvals to begin the field deployment research stage. …

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]]> Innovative incubator to jumpstart efforts to control harmful algal blooms https://mote.org/news/innovative-incubator-to-jumpstart-efforts-to-control-harmful-algal-blooms/ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 20:13:14 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2255 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is partnering with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) in a new $7.5 million grant from NOAA to lead an innovative U.S. …

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]]> Mote hosts workshop to guide implementation of mitigation tools for Florida red tide https://mote.org/news/mote-hosts-workshop-to-guide-implementation-of-mitigation-tools-for-florida-red-tide/ Thu, 25 Aug 2022 22:50:57 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2368 Florida red tide is a type of harmful algal bloom caused by higher-than-normal concentration of the microscopic alga, Karenia brevis, that occurs in the ocean and coastal waters of southwest …

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]]> Mote leader provides water quality briefing for Florida Delegation in D.C. https://mote.org/news/mote-leader-provides-water-quality-briefing-for-florida-delegation-in-d-c/ Mon, 08 Nov 2021 15:27:01 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2796 During a Congressional hearing of the Florida Delegation in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 3, 2021, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s President & CEO Dr. Michael P. Crosby was invited to …

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]]> Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium leader provides red tide update to Bay Area Legislative Delegation https://mote.org/news/mote-marine-laboratory-aquarium-leader-provides-red-tide-update-to-bay-area-legislative-delegation/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:56:28 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2802 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s President & CEO, Dr. Michael P. Crosby, spoke to the Bay Area Legislative Delegation (BALD) to provide updates on the Florida Red Tide Mitigation and …

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]]> Take action to help marine life: Mote’s Stranding Investigations Program https://mote.org/news/take-action-to-help-marine-life-motes-stranding-investigations-program/ Fri, 03 Sep 2021 19:53:49 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2873 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s Stranding Investigation Program responds to calls of “stranded” (i.e., injured or deceased) sea turtles, manatees, dolphins and whales in Sarasota and Manatee county areas. We …

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]]> Governor DeSantis opens first-of-its-kind red tide mitigation technologies testing facility https://mote.org/news/governor-desantis-opens-first-of-its-kind-red-tide-mitigation-technologies-testing-facility/ Tue, 03 Aug 2021 20:22:45 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2886 The Florida Red Tide Mitigation & Technology Development Initiative, led by Mote Marine Laboratory in collaboration with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, is moving closer to finding the …

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]]> Rapid test of red tide mitigation strategy deployed in Sarasota https://mote.org/news/rapid-test-of-red-tide-mitigation-strategy-deployed-in-sarasota/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:10:53 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2904 A bloom of Florida red tide, patchy and persistent since December 2020, has recently increased in severity in Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay and along the coast from Pasco to Sarasota …

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]]> Florida Red Tide FAQs https://mote.org/news/florida-red-tide-faqs/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 12:36:53 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=5632 How can I find out what current red tide conditions are? Mote’s Beach Conditions Reporting System provides shoreline observations as often as twice daily: visitbeaches.org/map To report fish kills, contact …

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]]> Fighting red tide impacts with science – 2020 Annual Report https://mote.org/news/fighting-red-tide-impacts-with-science-2020-annual-report/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 18:42:47 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=3227 This story is a highlight from our 2020 Annual Report. TURNING THE (RED) TIDE WITH A GAME-CHANGING INITIATIVE As Gulf of Mexico communities recovered from the Florida red tide bloom …

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