Red tide...where?

[Kayak Diver]

There's a red tide from Malibu to Ventura. How are conditions at Palos Verdes?

 

[Kayak Diver]

Not a single post???

OK...I now see how much you guys care.

!!!

Nevermind...we figured it out.

 

[wetrat]

Not a single post???

OK...I now see how much you guys care.

!!!

Nevermind...we figured it out.

Don't worry Kayak - you're still an icon around here

 

[CA Diver]

Dove at Crescent (Deadmans) in LAguna Beach yesterday and IT's BAAAAAK! REd tide on the swim out to Deadmans. Once below about 15 to 20 feet the viz opened up to about 10 ti 15 feet.

 

[debdiver]

Don't worry Kayak - you're still an icon around here

hmm ... is it a good thing to be an Icon??

 

[Kayak Diver]

Dove at Crescent (Deadmans) in LAguna Beach yesterday and IT's BAAAAAK! REd tide on the swim out to Deadmans. Once below about 15 to 20 feet the viz opened up to about 10 ti 15 feet.

Down at Laguna as well?!

We were at Marineland yesterday, no red tide there. But then we went to White's Point and from the cliff it was red all up and down the coast. We got under it, and the viz opened to about 15 ft. It was red all the way from west Santa Monica to Point Mugu.

At least we can get under it, even on shallow dives.

 

[ScubaSeanMaui]

Last dive at LJS last Wed or Thursday had a lot of red tide. I noticed on my drive up to Monterey there was red tide in Santa Barbara... I'll be checking out Monastery Beach tomorrow and I'll post next time I'm on the net...

The temps should be going down and killing off the algae right? I was saddened to see the tide being back so thick... "This too shall pass..."

 

[JDog]

This year kind of sucks compaired to last year- as a matter of fact I don't even recall any red tide issues last year. Does anyone remember this much this long?

 

[Kayak Diver]

Last dive at LJS last Wed or Thursday had a lot of red tide. I noticed on my drive up to Monterey there was red tide in Santa Barbara... I'll be checking out Monastery Beach tomorrow and I'll post next time I'm on the net...

The temps should be going down and killing off the algae right? I was saddened to see the tide being back so thick... "This too shall pass..."

Monastery?? Rite on. Wish I were up there with you. Hope you have a great dive....or dives...

We were diving @ Monterey over labor day. No red tide there, but the surface waters were a little green. Nothing to complain about...great viz at depth.

 

[Kayak Diver]

This year kind of sucks compaired to last year- as a matter of fact I don't even recall any red tide issues last year. Does anyone remember this much this long?

No, this is as much as I can remember. Hopefully it's just an unusual year, perhaps a result of the high runoff from the last storm season. I think divebuddysean has the right idea...heading up north where the water is colder.

Here's some facts I grabbed from an Internet site:

Causes of red tide
Red tides are unpredictable and the causes of them are not entirely known. However, red tides have been occurring more frequently. Some factors that may contribute to the blooms that produce red tides are: reduced water salinity; optimal light conditions; warm surface temperatures; transport of algae in ballast water of ships; and excessive nutrients. As for the nutrients, sewage and urban runoff can contribute a high level of phosphates and nitrates into the ocean environment. Burning of fossil fuels also contributes to the amount of nitrogen, and is considered the greatest source to the open ocean.