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Public Health Brevetoxin is the major cause of Red Tides in Florida, but the air can be 50x higher than the concentration in the water, which is why people on the beach are so effected. Beach-goers are urged to wear a respiratory face mask if any respiratory problems are acquired.  Link: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/pro.../index.cfm There are some scientists that think the Loop Current, brings Caribbean seawater to Florida's West Coast may initiate a bloom because it causes upwelling of nutrients as a force of the current surges against the shelf, creating growing conditions. Red Tide is then transported to nutrient-rich shallow waters by wind, where the algae multiply to harmful levels. Although there are many other scientists with different theories they all include the three basic elements needed to initiate an algal bloom.