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Red tide takes toll on marine life

Sep 7, 2018 – Cindy Lane
August 25, 2018
By Joe Hendricks
Red tide sign

Red tide update

MANATEE COUNTY – Red tide continues to impact Anna Maria Island beaches and Manatee County waterways. In water samples tested by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as of Friday…
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August 21, 2018
By Joe Hendricks
red tide Recovery Meeting

Restaurateurs combat red tide

CORTEZ – Local restaurateurs, food and beverage industry professionals and others gathered at the Swordfish Grill last week to discuss the economic impacts of red tide. The hour-long informal disc…
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August 20, 2018
By Cindy Lane
Paul Barricklow

Mote working on ozone solution to red tide

CITY ISLAND – There may be a breath of fresh air on the red tide-stained horizon. Mote Marine Laboratory is testing ozone as a way to kill red tide algae and remove the toxins it produces from sea…
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August 14, 2018
By Tom Vaught
hands along the water

Hundreds send positive message about the environment

The Gulf of Mexico was churning up more dead sea life and caustic smell Sunday morning, the result of the latest red tide outbreak. But that didn’t stop about 500 people who turned out at Coquina Bea…
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August 14, 2018
By Joe Hendricks
Red Tide Sunset

Governor declares state of emergency due to red tide

TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott has issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency due to impacts of red tide in Manatee County and six other counties. Sarasota, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Ch…
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August 11, 2018
By Joe Hendricks
Red Tide Cortez Fishermen

Cortez fishermen assist with red tide cleanup

ANNA MARIA – The city of Anna Maria called upon Cortez fishermen Nathan Meschelle and Michael Dolan to help remove dead fish that littered the city shoreline because of red tide. Meschelle and Dol…
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August 7, 2018
By Joe Hendricks
Red Tide Bradenton Beach Anchorage

Red tide reaches Anna Maria Island

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The impacts of red tide are being felt up and down Anna Maria Island. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration website describes red tide as an algae bloom that prod…
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