With all the fish killed off by red tide over the last few months, a project at a Sarasota high school is helping increase the snook population.
A unique partnership with Riverview High School and MOTE makes it possible to hatch more than 300 juvenile snooks and release them in neighboring Phillippi Creek.
The students have been caring for them at an on-campus hatchery.
This is made possible with a $250,000 dollar grant.
Rescuers at the Wildlife Center of Venice say they are also inundated taking care of birds that are sick from red tide.
Pelicans, cormorants, herons, and gulls are just some of the birds coming in critical condition... feeling the toxic effects of the algae.
The staff has to treat them around the clock with heat and hydration to flush it out. With the influx of birds, they've had higher expenses.
If you would like to help, you can donate money, towels, and blankets.
The staff monitors red tide reports to find the perfect time to release the birds back into the wild once they are healed.
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