Comments on: Monterey Bay’s Long-Running Red Tide of 2016

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 23:32:23 +0000

David,
I second your comment on the allergic reaction. I couldn’t resist going out yesterday and am suffering badly today. My sinuses get completely blocked, and are extremely painful whenever I go out in a red tide. I really wish there was a remedy that works (aside from not going in the red tide….) as netti pots/ saline rinses / antihistamines don’t really seem to help. I even did a saline rinse right after surfing, but I still got hit hard.

-Dave

By: Ranger Gaudinski

Ranger Gaudinski — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 23:30:40 +0000

In reply to David. I did not know surfers were reacting to Akashiwo. Thanks David for writing that and letting others know it's an issue.

By: David

David — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 22:04:53 +0000

Akashiwo is not considered directly ‘toxic’ to humans but that doesn’t mean people aren’t having a bad reaction to it. Many surfers (including myself) have been avoiding contact with the ocean over these last couple months because this particular red tide is causing a miserable allergic reaction and sinus congestion. The best bet for most who frequent Monterey Bay is to avoid the red tide or use a sinus rinse with a saline solution after being in the water. The unfortunate thing is that these reactions to algal blooms are very under-studied by the medical community.

By: Ranger Gaudinski

Ranger Gaudinski — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 04:48:26 +0000

In reply to Reilley Wood. You have beautiful puppies - and those were some great shots. Robin was really awesome to contribute those photos. Thanks to you both.

By: Reilley Wood

Reilley Wood — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 00:30:22 +0000

Those are my puppies!!!