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Center for Red Tide Research Funded Projects

Project Title Lead Institution Project Investigators Duration (project years)
Investigations in Karenia brevis bloom-enthos coupling in coastal WFS region Eckerd College P. Schwing FY20
Karenia brevis bloom-benthos sampling in coastal West Florida Shelf region Eckerd College P. Schwing FY21
Karenia brevis bloom-benthos coupling in the coastal West Florida Shelf region Eckerd College P. Schwing FY22
Benthic analysis of the coastal West Florida Shelf region and associated ecological indicators Eckerd College P. Schwing FY23
AUTOHOLO - Future developments & applications Florida Atlantic University A. Nayak FY20-21
Monitoring of red tide in the coastal waters and benthic environments of southwest Florida (Lee and Collier Counties) Florida Gulf Coast University M. Parsons FY20-present
Understanding Karenia brevis bloom evolution and dynamics using observed morphological variabilities from culture studies and IFCB measurements Florida State University Sven Kranz FY20
Sources of nutrients fueling K. brevis in the greater Tampa Bay region: stable isotopic analysis of nutrient sources and their physiological impacts on K. brevis Florida State University A. Knapp FY21
West Florida Shelf Nutrient and Isotope Monitoring Florida State University Angela Knapp FY22-24
A land-based shellfish depuration mitigation strategy to increase business opportunities and reduce economic losses associated with extended lease closures following red tide exposure Mote Marine Laboratory Dana Wetzel FY23-25
Red Tide Cooperative (Field sampling, glider and ocean tech program, toxin testing, communication) Mote Marine Laboratory Emily Hall, Cory Walters, Rich Pierce, Vince Lovko, John Langan, Sumit Chakroborty, Kevin Claridge FY20-25
Red Tide Mitigation Technology Development Initiative Mote Marine Laboratory Kevin Claridge FY19-25
Scaling the Wildlife Morbidity and Mortality Event Alert System to Enhance Early Detection of Wildlife Morbidity and Mortality Events in Florida University of California – Davis Pranav Pandit, Terra Kelly, Devin Dombrowski, and Rachel Avilla FY23-present
Leveraging advances in molecular technologies to optimize an efficient and precise protocol for the quantification of red tide University of Central Florida M. Gaither, Guojun Wang & Malcolm McFarland (HBOI, FAU) FY21
Testing the efficacy of (sediment) DNA extraction protocols for Karenia brevis in Florida University of Central Florida Michelle Gaither FY22
Optimizing protocols for the detection of Karenia brevis in marine sediments University of Central Florida Michelle Gaither FY23
*Comparative genetic analysis of sediments from the West Florida Shelf University of Central Florida Michelle Gaither *Anticipated FY24
The Diptera Associated with Red Tide Mass-kill Events and Their Role in the Bioaccumulation of Brevetoxin University of Florida Edwin Burgess FY21
Development of a red tide communications plan for Florida University of Florida L. Krimsky, E. Staugler, N. Motes, and C. Simoniello FY21
Continued development of innovative techniques for measuring aerosolized brevotoxins and identification of atmospheric processes influencing aerosolized brevotoxins University of Florida M. Jang FY21-22
Composite Red Tide Vulnerability Index (CRTVI): Assessing and communicating vulnerability of coastal communities to Red Tide in Florida University of Florida Christa Court FY22-24
Diversity, systematics, and toxicity of marine and estuarine benthic cyanobacterial mats on Florida’s Gulf Coast University of Florida D. Laughinghouse and D. Berthold FY22-present
Developing a Physical-Biological Model of Karenia brevis Red Tide for the West Florida Shelf University of South Florida Yonggang Liu FY23-24
Red Tide Cooperative (Trace metal sampling, viral/bloom interactions, remote sensing, physical and ecological modeling, glider and ocean tech program) University of South Florida Kristen Buck, Mya Brietbart, Yongang Liu, Chuamin Hu, Chad Lembke FY20-25