Jean Lim and her team partnered with researchers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Fish and ...

Red tide, a harmful algae bloom, is impacting seafood supplies and prices in Gainesville, Florida. The bloom, while a natural phenomenon, is exacerbated by human factors like agricultural runoff.

GET IT ON G E T I T O N However, researchers might have found a breakthrough right in the water. Scientists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute are studying a new approach, with ...

In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers used viral metagenomics to identify several viruses — including one new viral species — present in blooms of K. brevis, more commonly known as red ...

Good news for Florida's coastal communities: the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was not detected in any water samples ...

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

causing blooms to be called "red tides." K. brevis is found almost exclusively in the Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico) but has been recorded on Florida's east coast and off the coast of North ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Researchers at the University of South Florida led a new study that is the first to identify viruses associated with the organism, karenia brevis, that causes red tide.

University of South Florida researchers have discovered connections between certain viruses and red tide blooms. The even found a new viral species. Further research is needed to understand the ...

Scientists have finally uncovered the reason behind mysterious red tides washing up on Florida's coastline. The blood-red waves have been known to be both destructive to the environment and ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — With warmer weather comes red tide, and two of Florida’s congressional representatives have introduced a bipartisan bill that would help the federal government respond to ...

TAMPA – A study led by researchers at the University of South Florida has for the first time identified viruses associated with the organism Karenia brevis, which often leads to bouts of red tide.