https://www.news-press.com/story/ne...s-sarasota-whale-shark-sea-turtles/841100002/
This red tide outbreak started in October and is the longest on record since 2006, the year after several hurricanes impacted Florida.
Hurricane Irma hit the region this past September, stirring up nutrients in the Everglades drainage system, which includes Lake Okeechobee and the Caloosahatchee River.
Nutrients feed all types of algae, and with summer conditions expected for the next three months, this bloom might not go away until 2019.
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