by Christine Robinson | Aug 31, 2018 | News
Argus – Red Tide The Florid red tide alga, Karenia brevis, that has been destroying sea life all along the Gulf Coast for nearly 10 months now, was the subject of a sold-out Meet the Minds event, sponsored by Argus Foundation and held at the Sarasota Yacht Club....
by Christine Robinson | Aug 30, 2018 | News
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium President and CEO Michael Crosby has noticed that when red tide appears, state funding for research increases. When red tide fades, so does the funding. Regardless, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are working on solutions to...
by Christine Robinson | Aug 30, 2018 | News
It was a sold out crowd at the Argus Foundation Luncheon held at the Sarasota Yacht Club on August 30, 2018. A panel discussion, with scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory and the owner of a full scale agricultural operation, focused on the causes and solutions to...
by Christine Robinson | Aug 30, 2018 | News
Pollution from Lake Okeechobee does not start red tides but may enhance them along the Gulf Coast, according to Mote Marine Laboratory scientists. “What we are seeing now is not unprecedented, but it is bad,” said Vincent Lovko, a phytoplankton ecologist at Mote. He...
by Christine Robinson | Jul 24, 2018 | News
Administrative Review has become a hot topic in today’s news. The history of how and why it came to the City of Sarasota has been rewritten in an attempt to fit a narrative of convenience for those who want to see Sarasota frozen in time. In 2001, I was working in...
