Red Tide Florida:
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THANK YOU to everyone who attended our three screenings of ‘Guardians of the Gulf” at the Sarasota Film Festival last week. We had incredible attendance with two of our screenings sold out and we greatly appreciate all of the support that was shown! |
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Upcoming events
Thank you to everyone who came to see us at Eco Expo and Marine Quest 2008 and thanks to our volunteers!
 
June 8th:
Come and see us at Mote Aquariums World Ocean Day Festival! This is a great family event running from 11am-2pm in the Mote Aquarium Courtyard. The festival is free with paid admission to the Aquarium and free to Mote members. There will be several performances by Roie Emery, international children's entertainer, as well as games, crafts and information on green practices, marine exploration and conservation. Don't miss it!
June 14-15th:
Keep your caladers free for this event, it's the Pirate Coast Dive Festival on Siesta Key Beach! There will be events such as live music, seminars on coastal resources, signature seafood and a party in Siesta Key Village! Don't miss this awesome event!!! For more information check out www.piratedivefest.com. |
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*Fact of the week*
Red tide symptoms are coughing, sneezing, and watery eyes. If you experience these symptoms during red tide, head for the air conditioned indoors where symptoms can disappear 1-2 hours. |
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START (Solutions To Avoid Red Tide) is dedicated to promoting efforts for control and mitigation of red tide in an environmentally responsible manner and is committed to education outreach as its primary mitigation strategy.
By managing and controlling red tide, START's vision is to improve the quality of life for Florida citizens and visitors, protect the environment, and improve our State's economy. See our 'What you can do' section for a list of START's accomplishments in 2007. |
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START (Solutions to Avoid Red Tide) is dedicated to maintaining and expanding current state and local funding for red tide control and mitigation efforts, increasing public awareness of the risks and concerns of red tides, and to communicate current red tide research. Founded in 1996, by General Jim Patterson (US Army, ret.), START's seven chapters have helped secure funding to support scientific research, economic impact studies, assessments of human health risks, and development of mitigation plans for local beaches.
START is a member of the Red Tide Alliance, which is a partnership composed of the Florida Department of Health in Tallahassee, Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, and the FWCC-Florida Fish & Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg. The Red Tide Alliance is a collaborative effort that focuses on developing programs to monitor, control, and mitigate red tide and is committed to educating the public about the effects of Florida red tide. |
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| Red tide is a specific type of harmful algal bloom (HAB) that poses a serious and recurrent threat to human health, wildlife, marine ecosystems, fisheries, coastal aesthetics, and the economy of Southwest Florida. Learn more. |
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| Collaborative efforts of the Red Tide Alliance have resulted in the development of red tide information that is available to the public. To request information, please use this form. |
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