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Volunteers and Deep Computer Learning Help Expand Red Tide Warning Systems

July 31, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Alabama, Asthma, Florida, Florida panhandle, fwc, GCOOS, Gulf Of Mexico, HAB, harmful algal bloom, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mote Marine Laboratory, national ocean service, nccos, NOAA, Red Tide, red tide rangers, Texas, toxic algae

A new study published in the peer-review journal PLoS ONE shows that citizen science volunteers using a relatively low-cost tool can help increase the size and accuracy of a red tide monitoring network to better protect public health from the impacts of toxic algae in the Gulf of Mexico.