bajajudy - 5-25-2012 at 10:21 AM
Yesterday when we went to the beach in front of the San Jose Estero, there was a pungent smell before we even got to the water. The waves looked like
they had sewage in them, the foam was reddish. Once we got to the water we realized that it was a red tide.
Today the smell had abated and the color of the water was not so dark but there was red algae washed up on shore....no dead marine life in it.
Dont know how far it goes toward El Presidente(holiday inn now) nor La Playa.
maspacifico - 5-25-2012 at 02:57 PM
Judy,
Last year, when all the fish washed up, did it seem the same? The reef I fish has never come back from that last one. Water got cold over night here
just like that last time.
bajajudy - 5-25-2012 at 04:06 PM
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We were surprised that there were no dead fish.
And the water does seem cooler.
I will try to remember to take a thermometer tomorrow and check it out. But it seems as hard to take that first dunk as it is in Jan or Feb.
maspacifico - 5-25-2012 at 04:20 PM
Last year the water dropped 15-20 degrees overnight. Fish started floating in the next day. Hope it isn't happening again because the water dropped
about 10 degrees. Haven't been to the beach today.
Pompano - 5-25-2012 at 05:18 PM
Judy..that red tide sure does have an odor. A real sour smell along the beaches when it arrives..and even when you run across it at sea, like in
these photos from the BOC near Pta. Arena a couple years ago. Whew...atsa no so nice!
Coyote Bay beachfront
From the Bay near Pta. Arena
A huge bloom of red algae (tide) coming ashore on a Florida coast.
That stuff is not fun..and almost did me in many years ago when I ate some chocolate clams during a red tide. Felt like I had appendicitis..whew.
One great thing about red tides is the fireworks at night..anything moving or thrown into it caused a vibrant light show.
Referring to the light show....Red tide is caused by overgrowth of algae, often with a red color. The kind of marine bioluminescence where you can see
light in the wakes of ships is also caused by algae, though there are many other organisms in the water that bioluminesce.
[Edited on 5-26-2012 by Pompano]