This week, we head out on a boat into the waters of Tampa Bay, searching for answers about red tide, pollution, seagrass, sea turtles, politicians, fish, and so much more.

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Below is a list of articles used in the research of this episode.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2023/08/21/st-petersburg-sewage-spill-riviera-bay-weedon-island/

https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2023/08/03/whats-polluting-tampa-bays-water-new-study-maps-its-nutrient-fingerprint/

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/earth-systems/blog/a-timeline-of-the-piney-point-wastewater-disaster/#:~:text=The%20Piney%20Point%20crisis%20was,was%20pumped%20into%20Tampa%20Bay.

https://myfwc.com/research/redtide/general/about/

https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/environment/2022-08-01/connection-human-pollution-florida-red-tide-outbreaks

https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2023/06/16/florida-fertilizer-ban-desantis-budget-water-rain-algae/

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/05/01/fertilizer-use-restriction-ban-rainy-season-environment-budget/

https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2023/03/08/red-tide-florida-2023-tampa-bay-pinellas-beach-spring-break/