To begin with, finding solutions through mitigating and controlling has recently been done in a few years on the problem of red tide. We’ve spent researching on understanding the Harmful Algae Blooms and made ways if forecasting/ predicting HABs such as the “Programmable Hyperspectral Seawater Scanner (PHYSS) [which] detects red tide in seawater with higher resolution than ever before”(RUTGER, HAYLEY). In such a short timeline we have made progress in improving our environment and above all the solutions I believe that one of the solutions has shown proof in solving red tide.
Photo #1 above is the Programmable Hyperspectral Seawater Scanner (PHYSS) which is forecasting system which was made by booker engineering students and placed in a display case (RUTGER). Photo #2 is a photo taken by where red tide fish kills occurred in Sarasota Florida (Rutger).
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After studying red tide, researching about the solutions, and becoming well known in the process in how it mitigates red tide, I’ve seen that pumping cold water from the bottom of the sea has proved to have a significant affect on the reduction of algae by going against their growth in changing temperature. All other projects are a work in progress that can soon bring a huge impact such as the Ozone treatment system in its research from Dr. Heil’s work. The Ozone Treatment System can only work with limited areas but making commercial machines that could be capable in pumping out larger bodies of water could one day bring extraordinary results. Out of the other solutions, Amoebophrya currently “will not necessarily attack Karenia brevis”(McRAE, GIL) which is a Harmful Algae Bloom that causes red tide in the Gulf of Mexico. Yet, new studies have been found where cysteine has “reduced the toxicity of the shellfish by more than 50 percent” which could be a possible solution in the future as more studies are made”(McRAE, GIL). In improving our environment today, we believe that taking away one of necessities for red tide to grow is the most effective way we can mitigate red tide today.