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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Questions?