Mote Marine Laboratory scientists deployed an underwater robot nicknamed “Waldo” off Englewood to monitor the ongoing bloom of red tide off Southwest Florida.
The yellow, torpedo-shaped autonomous underwater vehicle will head toward the edge of the bloom to gather information on its shape, size and other characteristics. The robot carries a BreveBuster – a Mote-designed instrument that detects Florida red tide algae, Karenia brevis.
Waldo was deployed Friday on a boat several miles offshore of Englewood. During the next two weeks, the robot is programmed to move southward to an area offshore of Boca Grande Pass and then head toward the last known edge of the bloom. Article Photos
Alan Hails of Mote Marine with Waldo, an underwater robot monitoring red tide this week along Gasparilla Island and elsewhere on the Southwest Florida coastline.
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