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Clay treatments control harmful algal blooms

man uses hose to spray clay onto Sarasota Bay Red tide blooms occur almost annually on Florida’s west coast, often killing other marine life and costing local economies millions of dollars per outbreak. NCCOS-funded scientists have found that clay treatments may offer a way to control the blooms without harming co-occurring marine animals, like crabs, clams and urchins. 

https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/new-research-examines-the-use-of-clay-to-reduce-the-effects-of-habs-in-florida/