Since sugar cane cultivation has taken over the northern third of the Everglades, the wetlands can’t cleanse the runoff...so it exacerbates Red Tide in the Gulf.
At least, that’s what I’ve gleaned from this TV news discussion:
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/what-does-big-sugar-have-to-do-with-floridas-red-tide/67-587820301
David Kirsh, LPC, RN
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