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Red Tide Educational Video Series

As part of an ongoing education effort on red tide research, FWRI has been creating an animated video series to provide information for residents and visitors about red tide in Florida marine and estuarine waters. Videos are designed to educate on what red tide is, health risks for humans and pets, where to find useful information resources online, and how to keep yourself healthy and safe. Each video is accompanied by shorter segments for organizations and media outlets to use in their communications and are available in both English and Spanish. As of June 2024, three videos have been completed and released.

Red Tide in Florida

Released August 2022

The video Red Tide in Florida is intended for a variety of audiences, from vacationers with little knowledge of red tide to long-time residents who wish to know more about the phenomenon and how it’s tracked. These easy-to-access resources can be readily shared to help provide critical education leading up to and during red tide events.

Red Tide in Florida is available as a single video or as three shorter stand-alone videos focused on each topic:

The full video and three shorter stand-alone videos are also available in Spanish:

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Red Tide in Florida

Red tide often affects the Gulf Coast of Florida during certain times of the year, like late summer. Not sure what that means for you, your family, and your pets? This video will teach you everything you need to know: what red tide is, red tide’s affects on health, and how we track and monitor red tide.

Red Tide and Seafood Safety

Released July 2023

The video Red Tide and Seafood Safety covers safe seafood practices during a red tide bloom. 

The information is intended for a variety of audiences, from vacationers with little knowledge of red tide to long-time residents who wish to know more about staying safe when consuming seafood in the presence of red tide.

Red Tide and Seafood Safety is available as a single video or as three shorter stand-alone videos focused on each topic:

The full video and three shorter stand-alone videos are also available in Spanish:

Red Tide and Seafood Safety

Red tide blooms can have far-reaching effects in our environment, and this includes fish caught by anglers that can be impacted by red tide. Watch this next installment in our red tide video series to learn all about red tide and seafood safety.

Navigating Red Tide Resources

Released June 2024

The video Navigating Red Tide Resources covers the many no-cost resources FWC has available to the public and educators about red tide in Florida, especially our online red tide map. This information is intended for residents and visitors.

Navigating Red Tide Resources is available as a single video or as three shorter stand-alone videos focused on each topic:

The full video and three shorter stand-alone videos are also available in Spanish:

Navigating Red Tide Resources

When a red tide bloom occurs off Florida’s coast, where can you go to find an up-to-date map showing the known extent of the bloom? This video will show you all the online tools FWC makes available to track red tide blooms as they occur, including our interactive daily sample map.

 

In 2020, the reactivated Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Task Force identified a need in their first consensus document for communication efforts to better educate the public about red tide and other HABs. In response, the FWC HAB Grants program funded the “Developing a Communications Strategy for Red Tide in Florida” study conducted by Florida Sea Grant and a HAB communication working group was formed. The videos in this series were created, in part, to address some of the group’s recommendations.