RED ALGAE BLOOM TIDE TOXIC TO MARINE LIFE - FLORIDA

NBC SCIENCE on the RED ALGAE BLOOM FLORIDA

"The patchy bloom stretches from the curve of the Panhandle to the central Tampa Bay region. It measures approximately 80 miles long by 50 miles wide. Red tide occurs when naturally occurring algae bloom out of control, producing toxins deadly to fish and other marine life. The chemicals can trigger respiratory distress in people, such as coughing and wheezing."

We often hear about man made chemicals and products polluting the ocean but in this case the algae is a natural living sea plant which can take over an area of the sea and kill marine life.  Last year manatees died from a similar bloom.