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			<title>Brown Blob in IRL</title>
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			<dc:creator>Crystal</dc:creator>
			<description>Lagoon's brown blob identified



BY JIM WAYMER 

Florida Today

 

January 23, 2008



Scientists have identified the brown blob that floated across the Indian River Lagoon in northern Brevard this month as an extreme case of a common algae.



Researchers identified the algae as a species somewhat related to red tide but without the toxic effects.



The brownish algae frothed up into thick, gelatinous globs that blanketed the lagoon's banks from Melbourne to Titusville.



It  ...</description>
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			<title>Red Tide Affects Clam Harvest; Hits Clammers Hard</title>
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			<dc:creator>Crystal</dc:creator>
			<description>From the Orlando Sentinel:



Red Tide Hits Clammers Hard:

Red tide puts area's clam harvest on hold



Rachael Jackson | Sentinel Staff Writer 

December 22, 2007 



MOSQUITO LAGOON - Bright-yellow overalls hanging on his skinny frame, Jimmy Craner squatted on the shore, brushed aside some sand and plucked a golf-ball-sized clam from the water.



Normally, he would toss it into a mesh bag and continue collecting the shellfish -- it's his livelihood.



But this clam was useless  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:43:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Red Tide Bobbing Around Martin County</title>
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			<dc:creator>Crystal</dc:creator>
			<description>From TCPalm.com:



Red tide still a concern on Treasure Coast



Staff report

Thursday, December 27, 2007 



If you plan on going to the beach on portions of the Treasure Coast this week, don't plan to stay long.



That's the message from Martin County officials after increasing reports of respiratory conditions associated with red tide.



The reports prompted the Martin County Health Department to issue a red tide advisory for all area beaches, according to a news release issued  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:13:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Red Tide for Christmas</title>
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			<dc:creator>Crystal</dc:creator>
			<description>From wptv.com:



Red Tide Comes to Town



December 24, 2007



Reported by: Carolyn Scofield



The weather outside is delightful, but the beaches may be frightful this Christmas week.



The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission found red tide from Indian River to Martin County.



The algae bloom can cause watery eyes, scratchy throats, and skin rashes.  

Wildlife officials think red tide killed thousands of fish that washed up near Cocoa Beach. Marine experts believe  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:00:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sea Turtles, Dolphins, and Manatee deaths:  Red Tide?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Crystal</dc:creator>
			<description>From the Orlando Sentinel



Experts suspect red tide in turtle, dolphin deaths

Rachael Jackson | Sentinel Staff Writer 



December 18, 2007 



Since Wednesday, nine dead dolphins have washed ashore between New Smyrna Beach and Melbourne Beach.



Last week, a dead manatee was found in the Sebastian River in Brevard County.



And so far this month, about 30 dead sea turtles have appeared on beaches, most in Brevard County.



Though they are still awaiting confirmation from test  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:15:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Fish Kill in Brevard County</title>
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			<dc:creator>Crystal</dc:creator>
			<description>From wftv.com



Major Fish Kill Creating Stink Along Brevard County Coast



POSTED: 5:48 pm EST November 28, 2007



COCOA BEACH, Fla. -- A major fish kill is causing a major stink in Brevard County. A red tide bloom has been affecting the beach for weeks. Now dead fish are washing up on shore.



The red tide bloom is affecting both Volusia and Brevard counties. The fish kill is in Brevard County, between Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach.



You could feel the red tide's affects in  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:14:27 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bloom in central Florida</title>
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			<dc:creator>Crystal</dc:creator>
			<description>By M&amp;C US News Nov 23, 2007, 16:31 GMT 



Central Florida coast suffers under red tide 



A smelly and unsightly outbreak of red tide is causing beachgoers to cough and flee the beach along the Central Florida coastline, and is threatening Thanksgiving plans for many tourists.



Several tourists on Daytona Beach had difficulty breathing and talking over the red tide Wednesday.



Orlando's Local channel 6 reports that officials said they suspect red tide has moved near shore from  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:51:28 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Algae invades deep water reefs</title>
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			<dc:creator>Crystal</dc:creator>
			<description>Invasive algae again imperils area reefs



PALM BEACH POST

By RACHEL SIMMONSEN

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer



August 11, 2007



A harmful seaweed wiped out by the 2004 hurricanes has returned, threatening deep-water reefs off the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach County, according to a local scientist.



&quot;This is the alien invader that we discovered in May 2001,&quot; Brian Lapointe said of the invasive algae bloom Caulerpa brachypus.



For about a year and a half after the  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:28:01 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Pollution from Mississippi may fuel Red Tides in SW FL</title>
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			<dc:creator>Crystal</dc:creator>
			<description>From the Ft. Myers News-Press:



Mississippi plume linked to red tide bloom

Theory seeks cause of algae off our coast



By Kevin Lollar

klollar@news-press.com 

Originally posted on November 08, 2007



A combination of wind and a plume of nutrients from the Mississippi River might cause red tide blooms off the Southwest Florida coast, according to a paper released Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.



Scientists emphasize, however, the paper presents  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:14:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Update on red tide in Volusia, Flagler, and Brevard counties</title>
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			<dc:creator>Crystal</dc:creator>
			<description>From the Daytona Beach News-Journal online:



October 12, 2007 



Beachgoers report no signs of red tide 



Staff Report 

DAYTONA BEACH -- An algae bloom known as red tide continues to plague the ocean water in Volusia and Flagler counties, but local health officials said Thursday that none of its telltale signs or symptoms are being reported by beachgoers.



Low levels of the algae continue to be found in samples of ocean water from the state line at Nassau County south to Brevard  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:55:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Mixed Red Tide/Algae Bloom reported in Naples</title>
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			<dc:creator>Crystal</dc:creator>
			<description>From the Naples Daily News



Red tide, algae reported off Naples coast



By Daily News staff



Originally published — 6:55 p.m., October 23, 2007

Updated — 9:01 a.m., October 24, 2007



Collier pollution officials report they are tracking a mixed bloom of red tide and a non-toxic blue-green algae offshore of Naples to Wiggins Pass and onshore winds Wednesday and Thursday may increase the effects of red tide at the beaches.



Water test samples Oct. 18 found red tide and Trichodesmium,  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:27:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Red Tide in NE may have travelled from SW</title>
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			<dc:creator>Crystal</dc:creator>
			<description>From the Naples Daily News:



Scientists tie rare red tide bloom to Southwest Florida



By Julio Ochoa



Tuesday, October 2, 2007



A rare red tide bloom on Florida’s northeast coast may have originated in Southwest Florida, scientists said Tuesday.



The east coast blooms, which only occur about once a decade, likely are deposited into the Gulf Stream from the Loop Current, a current that flows clockwise around the Gulf of Mexico, said Cindy Heil, a senior research scientist at  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:16:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bay County Red Tide</title>
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			<dc:creator>Crystal</dc:creator>
			<description>From the Northwest Florida Daily News:



Algae bloom causes problems for beachgoers 

By Heather Civil



Monday October 15th, 2007 



SANTA ROSA BEACH -- The effects of a red tide that gave many beachgoers grief during the weekend continue. 



A red tide algae bloom near Bay County is probably what is causing local beachgoers problems as the wind carries it, said Sherman Wilhelm with the state Department of Consumer and Agricultural Services Division of Aquaculture.



While it  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:43:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>18 Mile stretch upper Keys</title>
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			<dc:creator>Pete</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The algae bloom in the vicinity of the 18 mile stretch (just north of Key Largo) has not abated.  Although the extent of the bloom is not nearly as great as it was previously, levels of chlorophyl a (an indicator of algae abundance) are still very high around the vicinity of the road construction.
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Reports from a witness getting aerial views from an airplane report water is still &quot;very green and bad looking&quot; around the road construction site.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:53:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Panama City</title>
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			<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
			<description>From the Panama City News Herald:  



October 9, 2007

Fish kills increase with red tide bloom



By Jeremy Morrison



ST. ANDREWS STATE PARK



Splashing in the shallows near the jetty at St. Andrews State Park on Monday, two children enjoyed a swim. A few yards away, a fish floated upside down. More dead fish dotted the shoreline. Near a large, sand-crusted redfish, Ed and Kathy Glaze sat in lawn chairs and watch their grandson and great-niece play in the water. “We promised him  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:55:34 GMT</pubDate>
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