Naw, I don’t work with blue algae (or blue-green algae to be correct). But the red algae and the wee green and brown algae that live inside them are the focus of my experiment here in Antarctica. My ...

If algae grows on the leaves and stems of your aquarium plants, create a routine of cleaning them regularly. Using a solution of 5-10% bleach, dip the plants for a few minutes as needed to destroy ...

A type of seaweed, red drift algae grows on the bottom off local beaches. "It’s not toxic like red tide," said Rick Bartleson, a chemist and water quality scientist at the Sanibel-Captiva ...

Scientists are seeking a solution to the red tide crisis that has been devastating marine life on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The naturally occurring toxic algae bloom, which was declared an emergency ...

As red tide counts fall in Southwest Florida, Florida Fish and Wildlife suspects the toxic algae killed a manatee and a ...

Hot water on rocks that harbor algae and other critters creates steam that can then be inhaled. ... (2016, January 13). Toxins related to 'red tides' found in home aquarium. ScienceDaily.

The Pseudonitzchia species of algae, forms of diatoms, more commonly create red tides off the coast of California. Some of these blooms can be harmless, because not all produce the toxin domoic acid.

SM PIER — Every week, senior aquarist Jose Bacallaos and his team go diving in the Santa Monica Bay looking for algae, kelp and sometimes small animals for the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium.

Red drift algae isn't red tide. Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium explains red tide, which is caused by the organism Karenia brevis, cannot be seen by eye. Skip Navigation.

A bloom of red tide algae has swept in from Naples to Tampa, killing marine life and tourism in its path. ... a staff scientist and program manager at Mote Marine Labratory & Aquarium in Sarasota.

The red tide is patchy, but researchers say it stretches an amazing 60 miles wide and 90 miles long in the Gulf of Mexico. Just a few weeks ago it was reported to be 50 miles wide and 80 miles long.