Red Tide WebQuest

• What are Red Tides?

• Dinoflagellate Characteristics

• What causes red tides and why are they increasing?

• Texas Red Tide Satellite Image:

The image here shows the entire coastline of Texas affected by the Red Tide of 2000.  The red tide covered thousands of square miles and caused over 10 million dollars in losses due to closed fisheries and loss of shellfish. Click HERE for more details about this particular red tide.