For the first time, researchers identified nearly a dozen viruses associated with red tides off Florida’s coast that ... force health authorities to close beaches. open image in gallery ...

Researchers hope the study can eventually find a way to predict when blooms will occur, and how to reduce their effects on ...

Boating conditions are also quiet. Winds for boating are only 5 to 10 knots Sunday. There’s only a light chop expected with 1 ...

Authorities have been forced to close a number of beaches in recent years ... might have an influence on these events.' Florida experiences red tide events almost every year, and generally ...

Scientists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research ... Mark Meulemans, a snowbird living in Fort Myers, also avoids the beach during red tide. “We stay away from the beach if the red tide ...

“On Florida’s Suncoast, we rely on clean water and white sandy beaches to support our economy and our way of life,” Buchanan said in a statement. “Red tide has wreaked havoc on marine ...

A fish kill on a coastal Florida beach caused by red tide blooms. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...

In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers used viral metagenomics to identify several viruses — including one new ...

On March 14, the Florida Department of Health in Lee County (DOH-Lee) lifted the health alerts issued onDec. 9, Dec. 10, Dec. 26, Jan. 3, Jan. 31, Feb. 4, Feb. 5, Feb. 6, Feb. 10 and Feb. 12 for the ...

During red tide events, the researchers collected Karenia brevis bloom samples to analyze in a lab. They used a method called ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of South Florida shines light on the environmental drivers of red tide ...