ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Researchers at the University of South Florida led a new study that is the first to identify viruses associated with the organism, karenia brevis, that causes red tide.

The normal blue and green waters of The Gulf have been stained a burnt orange thanks to a massive bloom of Red Tide. The imminent cause is unknown, but environmental and human factors are believed to ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A new study led by researchers at the University of South Florida sheds light on the environmental drivers of red tide blooms. "We're able to better look at the roles of viruses ...

The smell of dead fish due to red tide is clogging up beaches in Charlotte County. Medium concentrations of red tide, or Karenia brevis, is shown in the latest map from the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Identifying viruses associated with red tide can help researchers forecast the development of blooms and better understand environmental factors that can cause blooms to terminate. The study marks an ...

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued more advisories for beaches and waterways along the coast, although recent counts show an outbreak that may be waning. Red tide has drifted ...

It is not a bad start to the Red Tide season across western Florida, especially since no microorganisms have been detected in the southwest, where toxic algae blooms often occur during early fall. But ...

PANAMA CITY — Red tide has hit parts of Florida this past week. Is it coming to Panama City Beach? Reports seem to indicate that it's unlikely in the near future. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Red tide, harmful algal blooms that commonly occur on Florida's Gulf Coast, killed more than 2,400 tons of animals in the 2018 red tide and cost the tourism industry roughly $184 million. The problem ...