Tag: HABs

This story was originally published in the UF Center for Coastal Solutions Coastal Edges newsletter. “As we all live on or near the Indian River Lagoon, we’re directly affected by these issues,” said Walter Rentz, president of the Space Coast Gator Club. “The discussion about red tide was especially timely.”  That sense of urgency — […]

Osama Tarabih, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida Join us for the livestream February 19, 11:45am ET: https://youtube.com/live/zck6hikILKg?feature=share (Please visit our YouTube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) ABSTRACT Harmful algal blooms have large impacts on aquatic ecosystem and human health. […]

David Tomasko, Executive Director, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, Sarasota, Florida Join us for the live stream Jan 12, 11:45am EST: youtu.be/GfwQMpP6RuA(Please visit our youtube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) Abstract During the late 1980s to early 1990s, a variety of management actions were undertaken to […]

Katherine A. Hubbard, Research Scientist, Director, FWC Center for Red Tide Research, FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWC-FWRI)  Join us for the live stream Nov 17, 11:45am EST: https://youtu.be/eEGoXfjOp2c(Please visit our youtube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) Abstract Globally, harmful […]

Cynthia Heil, Director, Red Tide Institute & Senior Scientist, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL Join us for the live stream Oct 20, 11:45am EST: youtu.be/jk9tCNIwjzA.(Please visit our youtube channel main page for the stream if there are any issues with the direct link.) Abstract Florida Red Tide have plagued Florida’s Gulf coast since the first […]

Myoseon Jang, Associate Professor, Environmental Engineering Sciences, UF Join us for the live stream Sept 15, 11:45am EST: youtu.be/h65tb5l6Whg(Please visit our youtube channel main page for the stream is there are any issues with the direct link.) Abstract Florida, once a sunny paradise that attracted new residents with its welcoming tax rate and high quality […]

Christa Court, Assistant Professor, Regional Economics, Food and Resource Economics Department; Director, Economic Impact Analysis Program, UF Join us for the live stream Oct 13, 11:45am EST: youtu.be/AlCkAm9PwPI. Abstract Coastal communities are inextricably linked to the marine environments they border. Marine-dependent industries such as commercial fishing, marine aquaculture, seafood processing, water transportation, and those that […]

Chuanmin Hu, Professor, Optical Oceanography, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Join us for the live stream Sept 1, 11:45am EST: https://youtu.be/gcPm0JAUfNQ(Please visit our youtube channel main page for the stream is there are any issues with the direct link.) Abstract Blooms of Ulva and Sargassum macroalgae, often called green and golden […]

Miles Medina, Environmental Scientist / Data Engineer, Wood Environment and Infrastructure Solutions, Gainesville, FL Join us for the live stream Feb 3, 11:45am EST, or view later: youtu.be/Wl-Ro1XU6SM Abstract Harmful algal blooms (HABs) threaten coastal ecological systems, public health, and local economies, but the complex physical, chemical, and biological processes that culminate in HABs vary […]