Red tide bloom
Red tide bloom is a name commonly used to describe a phenomenon of an increase in algal in oceans.
A red tide bloom spotted off the coast of Florida stretches 100 miles
Due to rising human population, there have been a greater demand for livestock and agriculture. The huge amount of animal waste and fertilisers for the vegetables gets into the soil and run-off into the sea. Eutrophication occurs when the excess nutrients gets into the sea and provides the algal with more nutrients to proliferate. Hence the population of the algal will keep increasing, affecting the marine habitat and environment.
Experts have found that brevetoxin, a kind of neurotoxin, was found in the algal and is what caused the sea turtles to be washed up shore.
Furthermore, tests run on a few turtles have shown that a kind of protein called alpha-globulin which causes inflammation in turtles is rising. So although the turtle may seem to be normal on the outside but there could be issues internally that cannot be seen.
In addition, microorganisms that are responsible for breaking down the algal start to expand in numbers and take in more oxygen, causing a lack of oxygen for the other marine creatures. The other marine wildlife may die of asphyxiation.