Red Tide In The Gulf Coast panel discussion
The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee and the Science & Technology Society will host a panel discussion on red tide featuring several local experts, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, at the Sarasota-Manatee campus.
Scheduled for the discussion are:
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Charlie Hunsicker, director of the Manatee County Department of Natural Resources.
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Sandy Gilbert, chairman and CEO of START (Solutions to Avoid Red Tide).
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Dave Tomasko, executive director of the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program.
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Barbara Kirkpatrick, senior adviser with Gulf of Mexico Ocean Observation System, who will moderate the discussion.
The Science & Technology Society is a local nonprofit that hosts educational presentations on how science and technology affect the community and local residents. The red tide event also is incorporated as part a marine biology class led by Lydia Wassink, an assistant professor of instruction in biology on the Sarasota-Manatee campus.
