Linux aids the hunt for red tide in Sarasota

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Apr 23, 2007 4:55 AM EDT
Linux.com; By Bob Currier
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Almost every autumn the beaches of Southwest Florida fill with stinking piles of dead fish, thanks to a tiny algae called Karenia brevis, better known as red tide. Researchers at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Fla., are tallying red tide blooms with an arsenal that includes Linux and open source software.

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