Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Time-Series Sampling in Pinellas and Manatee Counties

Researchers conduct detailed sampling to better understand when, where and under what conditions harmful algal blooms form.

Tampa Bay Monitoring Program

Researchers monitor 10 sites in Old Tampa Bay for the presence of, or conditions favorable to, harmful algal blooms.

Red Tide Offshore Monitoring Program

Learn about the program and how to become a volunteer, collecting water samples around the state to help scientists monitor the Florida red tide.

Harmful Algal Bloom Marine Observation Network (HABMON)

Scientists use automatic sensors on portable platforms to study how harmful algal blooms develop in Florida's coastal waters.

Responding to Harmful Algal Bloom Events

The Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) research group maintains its historical role of event response while expanding routine sampling with a network of collaborators and volunteers.

Isolating and Maintaining Cells for FWRI's Culture Collection

The FWRI harmful algal bloom research group cultures and maintains a collection of microalgae for use by FWRI scientists and other scientists worldwide. The cultures are grown in the laboratory and stored in environmentally controlled growth chambers.

ECOHAB: Karenia

The Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB) program is a national study of harmful algal blooms. ECOHAB: Karenia is a subproject that focuses on Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism.