Question about algae bloom and red tide this year
Posted by ilovelela@reddit | marinebiology | View on Reddit | 2 comments
Hi scientists 👋🏻 I’m wondering if there is scientific advancements in the way of addressing/removing/countering the algae bloom happening in Orange County right now. I like to snorkel and conditions have been murky for weeks now. There hasn’t been many days of good conditions because of the algae bloom happening. Videos of Laguna Beach (Shaw’s cove) from today look brown and so murky. I’ve heard it’s uncommon for this to be happening in such cold water too. Can anyone help me understand this better? Is there any “uplifting news” with research on this? I feel like sometimes you see news about some kind of bacteria being discovered that consumes these types of environmental disturbances. Thank you 🙏🏻
And how long do you think this is going to last? When will it clear?
Eco_Blurb@reddit
Avoid swimming in these waters until it clears!! Check with your local government — where I live they have email lists thst send regular news on the algae blooms.
termsofengaygement@reddit
It's really depends on the organism in question as to why they are blooming. Often it's because there's an influx of nutrients into the system. It sounds like the kind of bloom you're talking about it due to dinoflagellates and it should clear up eventually. As to when I could not make any kind of guess. This is a naturally occurring event and I don't think there will be anyway to stop it unless we take nitrogenous runoff into the system seriously.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/red-tide