Blue Green Algae Task Force

The level of blue-green algae in the Caloosahatchee River near the Davis Boat Ramp was so high that the Florida Department of Health in Lee County issued a special public health alert. Last month, four health advisories for the same harmful algae bloom were issued in or near the headwaters of the Peace River. Both empty into the Charlotte Harbor Estuary.

Toward the end of the massive blue-green algae bloom that choked area waters in 2018 Florida Gulf Coast University marine science professor, Dr. Mike…

Florida's Blue-green Algae Task Force met for the second consecutive day in Naples on Wednesday at Florida Gulf Coast University's Kapnick Center. The…