By Taz Loomans, Source: Inhabitat

A disturbing menace is invading southwest Florida – and it’s killing kills sea turtles, sharks and fish while threatening the region’s economy. The “red tide” is caused by a bloom of toxic algae called Karenia brevis. It’s present nearly every year off the coast of Florida, but large blooms can be devastating to fishermen and tourism. Right now the algae is collecting in an area 60 miles wide by 100 miles long that stretches from St. Petersburg to Florida’s Big Bend, where the peninsula ends and the Panhandle begins.

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