Of bonds and blooms
June 12th, 2009 by Ari Daniel Shapiro | Filed in Ocean Gazing Podcast
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Gary and Barb Kirkpatrick at the Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota, Florida. Credit: Lance Robson.
Today, we’ll discuss a coastal danger. It kills marine animals, contaminates shellfish, and aggravates asthma. And we’ll find out what two scientists – Barb and Gary Kirkpatrick of the Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota, Florida – are doing to help matters.
The Kirkpatricks used to have separate careers, but as Barb said, “…we’ve sorta morphed into working down the hall from each other, which if you would’ve just told me that 15 years ago, I woulda just said, ‘Get outta here.’”
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 Barb Kirkpatrick and undergrad Elizabeth Moser demonstrate how to use the spirometer. Credit: Lance Robson. |
 Automated red tide detector shown opened and in cross-section. Credit: Lance Robson. |
Web Resources
Beach Conditions Reports for the Gulf Coast of Florida
Sarasota Operations for the Coastal Ocean Observation Laboratories
Hear Barb and Gary Kirkpatrick share more about:
The symptoms of neurotoxic shellfish poisoning
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Why Karenia brevis might be producing brevetoxin
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Tags: asthma, barb kirkpatrick, florida, gary kirkpatrick, harmful algal bloom, karenia brevis, mote marine lab, neurotoxic shellfish poisoning, red tide, sarasota
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Barb and Gary-
Thank you for sharing your very important research, and once again, another very interesting pathway that led you to your research!
Liesl
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