Black Water off the Gulf Coast of Florida

  • Credit

    <P>Image courtesy the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE</P>

Mysterious black water appeared off the Gulf Coast of Florida in late winter 2002. The black water returned to the waters off Sanibel Island in August 2002.

This image of black water off the coast of Florida was acquired on March 20, 2002, by the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS). Scientists and local fishermen are not sure what is coloring this typically turquoise water black. Amid growing concern, scientists are now trying to determine the source of the black water.

For up-to-date images of the area, view these SeaWiFS Images of Florida Bay

Metadata

  • Sensor

    OrbView-2/SeaWiFS

  • Start Date

    2002-03-20

  • Event Start Date

    2002-01-09

  • NH Image ID

    2620

  • NH Event ID

    2612

  • NH Posting Date

    2002-03-21