![]() ![]() Ocean surface temperatures shift from fall/winter cooling to spring/summerįigure 3. Particularly timely because it occurred during the spring transition – when brevis produces toxins called brevetoxins that can cause massive fish kills, weaken or kill marine mammals, and, when the toxin becomes aerosolized and inhaled, cause respiratory distress in humans and marine mammals.ĭevelopments vary seasonally and inter-annually. ![]() ![]() All of this information is used to shed light on how Florida red tide blooms are initiated offshore, transported to coastal waters, and eventually terminated.įlorida red tide occurs when high concentrations of the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis are present in the water. 2) is owned and operated by USF CMS and is equipped with sensors that measure water temperature, salinity, backscatter, color dissolved organic matter (CDOM), chlorophyll and dissolved oxygen. Image is courtesy of Chad Lembke, USF CMS. ![]()
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