GROWTH, SHORES, INLETS, DEEP IN
THE DEPTH BY RED TIDE .
JUSTIFIABLY, THERE ARE
CONCERNS ABOUT THE HEALTH
EFFECTS OF RED TIDE AND WHAT
CAN BE DONE TO REVERSE THE
SPREAD.
WE ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS TO
DOCTOR LARRY, THE PROFESSOR OF
MARINE BIOLOGY AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.
I LOOK AT 50 YEARS WORTH OF
DATA ON RED TIDE IN FLORIDA,
WEST CASE.
TODAY IT IS 15 TIMES MORE
ABUNDANT THAN WHAT IT WAS 50
YEARS AGO.
TO GET 15 TIMES MORE RED TIDE
YOU NEED 15 TIMES MORE NUTRIENT.
I CANNOT THINK ANY NATURAL
THINGS THAT COULD INCREASE IT
EXCEPT MOLD.
WHAT HAS INCREASED IS THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
THE ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES ALSO.
AGRICULTURE, CHANGE IN
WATERSHEDS, INCREASE IN SEWAGE,
SEPTIC TANKS, LAWN FERTILIZER.
YOU NEED TO CUT OFF THE
NUTRIENTS.
ONCE YOU LET THE NUTRIENTS INTO
THE PUBLIC WATERWAYS, THERE IS
NO EASY, AND EXPENSIVE WAY TO
GET THEM OUT.
YOU CAN FIND MUCH MORE ON
RED TIDE ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE HAVE A 30 MINUTE SPECIAL.
LAST YEAR WE LOOKED AT THE
