The dumping of effluent and fertilizer into Florida waters caused a massive bloom of phytoplankton, killing off much of the ...

Levels of floating seaweed mats, known as sargassum, have skyrocketed in the Atlantic Ocean in the past month, with the total ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A 5,000-mile-long blob of smelly seaweed is on its way to Florida. It's called sargassum, and it's getting bigger because of warming temperatures. More from News A ...

Also known as cyanobacteria, blue-green algae produce cyanotoxins ... significantly harm rivers and their estuaries — and the endangered species depending on them, from Florida manatees to sea turtles ...

Blue-green algae are types of bacteria called cyanobacteria. They can be blue, bright green, brown or red, and can have a strong odor similar to rotting plants, according to the Florida Department ...

The seaweed travels on ocean currents across the Atlantic and through the Gulf of Mexico, often washing up on beaches and causing a stinky mess in both the Caribbean region and along Florida’s ...