The role of human development activity in amplifying Red Tide events on the Gulf Coast
"Anyone who currently thinks that humans don’t play a role in red tide events either isn’t familiar with recent studies or is just being stubborn for some reason." - Dr. David Tomasko Below is a summary by Dr. Dave Tomasko, Ph.D., that offers evidence of a strong correlation between discharges from Lake Okeechobee via the Caloosahatchee River into the Gulf of Mexico and the duration of Red Tide events along the West Coast of Florida, including Venice and Siesta Key along the Sarasota coastline. Tomasko the Executive Director of the Sarasota Estuary Program . Some bolding below was added by the editor of this blog. ================== Folks: Earlier this week, I received notification that a manuscript my co-authors and I produced was accepted for publication in the upcoming issue of the peer-reviewed scientific journal “Florida Scientist”. The title of the paper is “An evaluation of the relationships between the duration of red tide ( Karenia brevis ) blooms and watershed nitr...