CENTER
CENTER SAID HE DID NOT SHOW UP FOR A FOLLOW-UP MEETING.
>>> THERE'S PRACTICALLY NO SIGN
OF RED TIDE'S4@ AND 4@IN SARASO
COUNTY, THAT IS 4@A GOOD THING.
TAKING A LOOK AT ONE YEAR AGO, @
THESE COLORS, ESPECIALLY IN
RED, THERE ARE HIGH AMOUNTS OF
THAT TOXIC ALGAE THAT KILLED
WILDLIFE AND GIVE MANY NEAR THE
BEACH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.
THE WATER LOOKS PRISTINE BUT4@4
THE SAME SPOT 4@ONE YEAR AGO WA
MURKY AND THE BEACHES WERE
EMPTY.
EMPTY.
EMPTY. >>
EMPTY. >> I REMEMBER THAT IT SMELLED.
IT'S HARD TO FORGET AND ALL
THOSE DEAD FISH?
WE ARE PRETTY MUCH IN THE CLEAR
RIGHT NOW BUT IT'S ABOUT
PREVENTING ANOTHER OUTBREAK
WITH THE MARINE LAB DOING THAT
THROUGH4@ A GRANT FOR CLIMATE
CHANGE.
CHANGE.
CHANGE. THEY4@ SAID THAT4@ THE RED 4@TI
DEVASTATED THE BEACHGOERS AND
DO THEY HOPE TO LEARN MORE? 4@
>> Reporter: THEY ARE HOPING TO
LEARN HOW THE BLOOMS EXPAND4@ A
ULTIMATELY, HOW TO STOP THEM.
THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR SAID IT 4@
WILL GET $5 MILLION OVER FIVE
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. WITH SO MANY QUESTIONS AROUND
RED TIDE AND HOW4@ CLIMATE CHAN
CAN MAKE IT 4@WORSE, SCIENTISTS
ARE HOPING TO FIND ANSWERS NOW
WHILE OUR BEACHES ARE CLEAN AND
CLEAR OF RED TIDE. 4@
>> AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T
HAVE A BLOOM OF RED TIDE BUT WE
ARE PICKING UP BACKGROUND
CONCENTRATIONS 4@OCCASIONALLY.
CONCENTRATIONS 4@OCCASIONALLY. >> THE BEACHES ARE 4@CLEAN BUT
THIS TIME LAST YEAR, 4@THE VISU
>> THE BEACHES ARE 4@CLEAN BUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, 4@THE VISU@
PAINTED AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. >>
STORY. >> UNUSUALLY SEVERE AND THE
IMPACT WAS REALLY SEVERE WITH
PEOPLE AFFECTED4@ AND THE ECONO
WAS IMPACTED AND THE EFFECT ON @
THE ENVIRONMENT WAS INCREDIBLY
SEVERE. 4@4@
SEVERE. 4@4@ >> Reporter: THE OLD SALTY DOG
FELT AND SMELLED THE EFFECT OF
RED TIDE 4@FIRST HAND.
>> THIS TIME LAST YEAR ON A
GOOD 4@DAY THERE WOULD BE FIVE
PEOPLE IN THE 4@WHOLE RESTAURAN
>> Reporter: THE MOTE MARINE LAB
IS WORKING BEFORE THE NEXT BAD
RED TIDE HITS US SO WE CAN
BETTER ADJUST. 4@
>> WE ARE LOOKING AT FACTORS
THAT EXPAND THE 4@BLOOM AND WHY
WAS LAST YEAR'S SO BAD?
WE WILL IDENTIFY THE CAUSES AND
THEN WHAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE
DEATH AND WHAT 4@STOPS THE BLOO
>> Reporter: WITH THE $5
MILLION, THEY WILL STUDY THIS
OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. 4@
IN ADDITION TO LOOKING AT HOW
CLIM4@ATE CHANGE IMPACTS THESE
BLOOMS.
BLOOMS.
BLOOMS. >> WHAT HAPPENS, IF, FOR 4@
EXAMPLE, SEA LEVEL RISES OR IF
WE GET A LARGE 4@HURRICANE, WHA
ARE THEIR PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE
CLIMATE CHANGE?
CLIMATE CHANGE? IT MAY INCREASE THE SEVERITY OF
CLIMATE CHANGE? IT MAY INCREASE THE SEVERITY OF@
HURRICANES?
HURRICANES? THE LAST TWO BAD BLOOMS WERE BAD
HURRICANE YEARS.
HURRICANE YEARS. SCIENTISTS HAVE QUESTIONS ON
THE EFFECT 4@OF THE LARGER MORE
SEVERE HURRICANES WITH RED
TIDES. 4@
TIDES. 4@
TIDES. 4@ >> Reporter: THEY HOPE THEY GET
ANSWERS BECAUSE ANOTHER RED
TIDE SEASON LIKE LAST YEAR
COULD TANK THEIR BUSINESS.
>> WE ARE HOPING FOR THE BEST
AND THAT WE STAY 4@IN THE CLEAR
OF THE WHOLE THING AND WE KEEP
PRAYING AND HOPING AND THAT'S
ALL WE CAN DO. 4@
>> Reporter: THERE ARE TRACE
AMOUNTS OF RED TIDE IN OUR
WATERS NOW BUT NOT ENOUGH TO BE
CONCERNED ABOUT BUT WE ARE NOT
YET IN THE CLEAR BECAUSE
HISTORICALLY, 75% OF RED TIDE
BLOOMS HAPPEN IN SEPTEMBER.
SCIENTISTS WILL BE BUSY THE
REST OF THE MONTH.
>> IT WAS 4@BAD THIS TIME LAST
YEAR AND 4@THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT COSTS THE BAY AREA MILLIONS
TO CLEAN UP AND 4@HERE'S A LOOK
IT COSTS THE BAY AREA MILLIONS TO CLEAN UP AND 4@HERE'S A LOOKT
PANELLA'S SPENDING MORE THAN $8
MILLION BUT 4@THE GRANT COVERED
$7 MILLION.
$7 MILLION. THEY WERE REIMBURSED AND
SARASOTA 4@SPENT ABOUT THE SAME
THEY WERE REIMBURSED AND SARASOTA 4@SPENT ABOUT THE SAME@
COVERED BY STATE FUNDING.
>>> IN EARLY AUGUST, THE
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED A RED TIDE
TASK FORCE THAT WOULD BE AN
ACTION IN THE TEAM WAS ENACTED
AND ON SUNDAY, ABOUT A DOZEN
EXPERTS FROM THE STATE WERE
WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND OUT
WHAT CAUSES RED TIDE.
>> THE SIGNIFICANCE REALLY IS4@
NOT TREATING IT AS INDIVIDUAL
RESEARCH PROJECTS, BUT REALLY
TRYING TO CREATE A4@ ROADMAP OF
THE KEY ISSUES AND HOW WE CAN
TACKLE THEM.
TACKLE THEM. >> THE TEAM WAS 4@CALLED A BRAI
TRUST AND THEY WILL COMPLEMENT
ANOTHER GROUP, THE BLUE-GREEN
ALGAE TASK FORCE CREATED IN
JANUARY AND THE RED TIDE TASK
FORCE