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Get connected with others in Gainesville!

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Red tide has surfaced on media many time. They provide valuable information but can be criticized as they tend to scare citizens more than empower them to help?

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What is a red tide and what are the effects on your health?

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What are your thoughts on ways we can reduce red tide rates in Florida?

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What are your thoughts on ways we can reduce red tide rates in Florida?

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Resources on research, initiatives provided by Mote Marine a trusted marine laboratory and acquired local to Florida.

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Many community members have asked how they can help address Florida red tide and its impacts. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for your willingness to help!

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Red Tide Task Force meeting open to public via zoom. The website also  provides initiatives and professionals working at the state level on red tide reduction.

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Red Tide Task Force

Under Governor Ron DeSantis' leadership the Red Tide Task Force, also known as the Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Task Force, was re-organized and received funding for the first time in more than 15 years.

Coordination of the Red Tide Task Force and its activities will be carried out by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The task force focuses on the causes of red tide and seeks to provide mitigation solutions, identify research needs, and evaluate other actions intended to address impacts from red tide along with other saltwater based algal blooms.

These efforts will complement those of the Blue-Green Algae Task Force to improve water quality. Science will be at the forefront as they will also work with the new Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology Development Initiative, an outgrowth of a long-term partnership between FWC and Mote Marine Laboratory signed into law by Governor DeSantis. That initiative is focused specifically on the development and implementation of technologies to address impacts arising from red tide.

Three million dollars a year for six years, is provided by the state to facilitate these efforts and there will be an annual opportunity for scientists to submit competitive grant proposals from 2019-25 for scientists to partner with Mote scientists and utilize Mote facilities, infrastructure and technology.

The FWC's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute additionally administers a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Grant Program. The program supports projects that address priority recommendations of the HAB Task Force. Approximately $600,000 per year is distributed annually through competitive or targeted solicitations.

Governor DeSantis' Executive Order directed DEP to participate in the Red Tide Task Force to provide technical expertise and assistance studying causes and impacts of red tide. The Florida Department of Health is also directed to participate in the Red Tide Task Force to help study air quality and human health impacts of red tide.

Governor DeSantis announced the appointment of 11 expert researchers and leading scientists to the Red Tide Task Force on Aug. 2, 2019.
Progress and Recommendations Regarding Red Tide Blooms
Upcoming Meeting(s)
October 17, 2023, 9 a.m.
This meeting will be open to the public by remote access on YouTube.com/FWCResearch.
Meeting Materials:
Additional Upcoming Meetings:

January 30, 2024
April 16, 2024
August 15, 2024
November 6, 2024

Previous Meeting(s)

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Under Governor Ron DeSantis' leadership, the Red Tide Task Force was re-organized and received funding for the first time in more than 15 years.

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This group allows a space to raise awareness, share information, and most importantly initiating activism to stop Red Tide from destroying our beaches and killing marine life.

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