The Effect of Red Tide on Manatees

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This paper examines the manatee population of Florida which has suffered devastating effects not only from the fishing and boating industry but the from re-occurrence of the red tides has killed large numbers in recent years. This has lead to much research and numerous efforts regarding manatee protection and algae controls.

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"Between 1995 and 1996, about twenty percent of the Florida manatee population died from exposure to red tide, a toxic algae bloom that occurs naturally in the Gulf of Mexico, and to which manatees have been exposed to for many years (Trouble pp). Scientists believe that perhaps the blooms are more concentrated due to the increasing levels of pollution in Florida's coastal waters, and moreover, that the pollution may be reducing the manatees natural immune system and its resistance to disease (Trouble pp)."

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