A singular scene from last year’s red tide event in the Gulf of Mexico sticks in the memory of phytoplankton ecologist Vincent Lovko. “I got to go up in a helicopter with a news crew,” Lovko says.

Caused by the Karenia brevis organism, red tide is no stranger to Florida waters. They've been documented in the Gulf of Mexico — soon to be known in the U.S. as the Gulf of America — as far ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission A large red tide bloom in the Gulf of Mexico is raising concerns across Southwest Florida, with several popular beaches now under health alerts.

SANIBEL, Fla. - A large red tide bloom in the Gulf of Mexico is raising concerns across Southwest Florida, with several popular beaches now under health alerts. According to the Florida Fish and ...