25 dolphins dead along Florida Panhandle as red tide toxin suspected

Tests found evidence of red tide toxin exposure in most of the sampled dolphins after a spike in deaths across parts of the ...

Red tide eyed as leading cause of Florida dolphin mortality event

Samples collected from bottlenose dolphins that recently died in North Florida suggest red tide may have killed them, ...

Health alert issued for blue-green algae in Caloosahatchee River

A health alert has been issued for blue-green algae toxins in the Caloosahatchee River at the Sebastian Canal. Learn how to ...

Florida Panhandle Marine Institute: red tide toxin found in dead dolphins

Additional tests have been done, and officials are awaiting final results.
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Red tide suspected in mass Florida dolphin deaths

Suspected cause: Preliminary tests suggest brevetoxin from red tide is behind the deaths of 25 bottlenose dolphins along Florida’s Panhandle. Other causes ruled out: Tests for bacterial and viral ...