On Friday, the Noetzie Conservancy in Knysna reported a red tide which is an algal bloom (large concentrations of aquatic microorganisms). Yesterday, on our Love Knysna Facebook, Mark Taylor, a surfer, stated that the “red tide was blooming at Buffalo Bay” as far back as New Year’s day. “Water has been strangely warm considering all the easterly winds… we surfed in a weird, brown type of sea… tasted like iron or money.” You may know not to eat shellfish during and after a red tide but maybe you don’t know … Read the full article…