Tag: water management

A concrete seawall lined with palm trees overlooks ocean water discolored with a dark brown reddish hue under a partly cloudy sky

Episode 19 – Red Tide

Today on Marine Science Minute with Florida Sea Grant: Red Tide. Red tide is the name for the harmful algal bloom caused by the algae, Karenia brevis. Red tides often affect Florida’s Gulf Coast during the summer and fall. Red

A wide panoramic aerial view shows a bright sunset casting a golden glow over Spruce Creek watershed, New Symrna Beach, Florida, USA, dotted with small islands and dense shoreline vegetation.

Episode 18 – Watersheds

Today on Marine Science Minute with Florida Sea Grant: Watersheds. A watershed is an area of land where water drains or funnels into a common water body. Actions in a watershed, such as development or wetland restoration, can either help