Mote sea turtle conservation and rehabilitation efforts are supported in part by grants from the Sea Turtle Grants Program, Longboat Key Turtle Watch ...

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 ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Two loggerhead sea turtles were released back into the Gulf Wednesday after being successfully ...

Algae with domoic acid is sometimes called red tide, and biologists think runoff from the wildfires and ocean sediment ...

PETERSBURG, Fla. — Researchers with the University of South Florida have identified viruses associated with Karenia brevis, the single-celled organism that causes red tide. Researchers ...

If you're traveling to the Tampa Bay area this Thanksgiving, you may want to check the latest red tide conditions before you hit the beach. The harmful algal bloom is still very present along ...

Authorities have been forced to close a number of beaches in recent years, with the red tides known to cause health issues in fish, birds and even humans. Jean Lim, a postdoctoral researcher at ...

Exposure to red tide can cause respiratory irritation, coughing and sneezing. It can also aggravate conditions like asthma.

“With a more targeted biological approach, like using a virus, in the future, we can potentially develop a solution for red tide that is more specific and less likely to cause widespread ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of South Florida shines light on the environmental drivers of red tide blooms. Published in the journal mSphere, the study is the first to identify ...

Identifying the viruses can help forecast when the blooms occur and better understand what causes them to stop. Red tide is a type of naturally occurring algae bloom that impacts the Sunshine ...