Elizabeth Biro

Red Tide is an ongoing problem Southwest Florida is experiencing and struggling with in the wake of Hurricane Ian. While Red Tide does bring a lousy stench and dead fish along, the problem is bigger than merely that. Captain Ozzie Fischer is a second-generation boat captain and has been showing people the way of the […]

A large seaweed blob known as “sargassum” is floating toward Florida. Southwest Florida has seen it happen nearly every year for the past decade, but this year it’s enormous. Scientists said the blob seen from satellite images is enough to fill 3,000 Olympic-sized pools. As of Monday evening, the sargassum is in the Caribbean Sea […]

While red tide invades our shoreline, there’s a lot of debate over how Lake Okeechobee contributes to the outbreak.

Naples Botanical Garden is doing its part to help clean up our waterways by making a massive swale filled with plant life for filtering parking lot runoff.

A new international treaty paves the way toward establishing large marine protected areas and setting global standards for environmental impacts on our oceans.

Between poor water quality and damage from Hurricane Ian, this year’s wildlife surveys hold extra weight, and researchers are paying special attention to Florida’s winter shorebird count.

On Wednesday afternoon, a new tool was put in the Gulf of Mexico to monitor the water and support Red Tide research, human health, and the ecosystem. Ten miles offshore and 30 feet underwater, giant cement blocks will help scientists better understand what’s happening in the water. “So the importance of Kimberley’s reef is it’s […]

Red tide and blue-green algae are two harmful algal blooms no one wants to see.

From Sarasota down to Marco Island, every coastal community in the WINK News viewing area is seeing red tide.

From St. Petersburg all the way down to Naples, red tide is ramping up. In fact, Lee and Collier counties have issued red tide advisories, warning people to expect some respiratory issues at the beaches.