Red tide is a common name for a worldwide phenomenon known as an algal bloom (large concentrations of aquatic microorganisms—protozoans or unicellular algae) when it is caused by species of dinoflagellates and other organisms.
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STORY AT-A-GLANCE Florida is well-known for its aquatic wildlife — a natural resource that is now being rapidly decimated by the influence of factory farms and chemical agriculture
Red tide, covering an estimated 100 miles of Florida coastline and stretching miles offshore, has persisted for 10 months and shows no signs of abating
Thousands of animals, including manatees, dolphins, turtles, eels, crabs and other marine animals have washed ashore, dead, killed by the toxic red tide organism Karenia brevis, which now covers the east and west coasts
Turtles are one of the hardest hit species, including Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles, which are on the critically endangered list
Aside from synthetic fertilizers, manure and glyphosate, biosolids (sewage sludge), which are often used as a “natural” fertilizer, also play a significant role in the creation of algal blooms
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