<br /> The red tide bloom has killed scores of dolphins along Florida's southwest coast in the past year.<br />The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says 174 dolphins were stranded in a mass die-off between last July and last week.<br />Fish, sea turtles and manatees also have died from the red tide bloom, which has plagued Florida's Gulf Coast since November 2017.<br />According to HuffPost, red tides happen naturally and have appeared sporadically off the state’s coast for ages. <br />
