On some days he does both, like this past Wednesday, when he had a large variety of fish for his clients to take home after starting the morning in the Gulf before coming back inshore.

UF scientist Mike Allen said that while red tide is a natural phenomenon, human factors are exacerbating the problem.

according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Red tide has been documented in the Gulf of America — formerly called the Gulf of Mexico in the U.S. — as far back as the ...