CPH Daily Bulletin 10/6/2025
Marine mammals are dying in record numbers along the #California coast
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-10-03/ocean-life
The red tide phenomenon is as beautiful as it is rare. Join us at the Civic Center branch this Thursday, July 24, at 6PM as we learn about the tiny creatures that make the ocean glow! We'll also create our own red tide by crafting glow in the dark seaside scenes! #chulavistapubliclibrary #steam #stem #stemforkids #sandiego #summer #redtide #plankton
Photos from Chula Vista Public Library's post
via Chula via Robert Johnson on Inoreader https://ift.tt/mdWkhZj
Could viruses help predict—and even stop—red tide? USF researchers uncover nature's hidden tools in battling harmful algae. #RedTide #MarineScience #EcoInnovation
https://geekoo.news/viruses-unmasked-could-natures-own-agents-control-red-tide-blooms/
#news #politics #ocean #beach #climate #climatechange #redtide #press #media #putin #ukraine #russia #socialmedia #ai #usa #us #america #eu #europe #musk #elonmusk #trump #donaldtrump #tv
Red, red tide
Goes to my head
Kills all the fish that I
Won't eat so
Red, red tide
It's all over you
Blows through the air, we're done
Shortness of breath I know
Shortness of breath I know
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission : Red Tide Current Status
https://myfwc.com/research/redtide/statewide/
Algal Toxins and Wildlife Health
By National Wildlife Health Center September 30, 2019
"Harmful #AlgalBlooms (#HABs) have the potential to harm fish and wildlife, domestic animals, livestock, and humans through toxin production or ecological disturbances such as oxygen depletion and blockage of sunlight.
"To investigate the effects of algal toxins on wildlife, the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) has examined over 300 dead animals collected during freshwater and marine #HAB events since 2000. Varying levels of algal toxins were found in over 100 of these animals. In some cases, the history, clinical signs, and high toxin levels have allowed scientists to attribute mortality to algal toxicosis. Recent events have included Kittlitz’s #murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) in Alaska that died after consuming sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) high in #saxitoxin (Shearn-Bochsler et al. 2014), #GreenTreeFrogs (Hyla cinerea) in Texas with suspected #brevetoxicosis in association with a #RedTide event (Buttke et al. 2018), and #LittleBrownBats (Myotis lucifugus carissima) in Utah found dead during a HAB event at a reservoir commonly used for recreation and as a source of municipal #DrinkingWater (Isidoro-Ayza et al. 2019).
"In other cases, algal toxins have been detected in wildlife, but their contribution to mortality remains unclear. Part of the reason these detections have been difficult to interpret is that the toxic dose of many algal toxins in wildlife species is unknown and the microscopic lesions (if any) particularly in birds, have not been well described. To better understand the effects of these toxins the NWHC is conducting laboratory exposure trials to determine the lethal dose of toxin in birds and to examine the repeated exposure of waterfowl to sub-lethal toxin ingestion. In addition to exposure trials, NWHC is undergoing a retrospective review of previous detections of algal toxin from NWHC’s case archives to examine demographic, spatiotemporal, and diagnostic features associated with wildlife exposure to algal toxins."
https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/algal-toxins-and-wildlife-health
#AlgaeBlooms #WaterIsLife
#Cyanobacteria
#ToxicAlgae #Wildlife
Great guide from KQED about how to protect yourself and your dog from harmful algae blooms in the Bay, which are becoming increasingly common.
If you spot an algae bloom, reach out to our pollution hotline 1-800-KEEP-Bay or email us: [email protected]
#sfbay #sanfranciscobay #bayarea #harmfulalgaebloom #HABs #algae #redtide
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