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Title: Management of Florida Red Tide


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Management of Florida Red Tide
Leigh Zimmermann
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Karenia brevis
  • Dinoflagellate
  • Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
  • Brevetoxin

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Fish Kills
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Human Health
  • Na channel activator
  • symptoms nausea, vomiting, reversal of
    temperature sensation, paresthesias, and
    bronchoconstriction

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Management Concerns
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Monitoring Efforts
Red Tide Offshore Monitoring Program
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Public Awareness
  • Hotlines
  • Fish Kills 1-800-636-0511
  • Shellfish Bed Status 1-877-304-4024
  • Websites
  • http//www.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us
  • http//www.csc.noaa.gov

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New Technologies and the Future
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