Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory are hoping to find a way to control red-tide blooms, but they say even if this study is successful, beach goers will still have to deal with red tide.

Mote Marine Laboratory just launched a brand new study aimed at controlling red-tide blooms in smaller areas like canals and embankments.

Scientists built artificial structures and placed them off the docks at Mote Marine and eventually they will be covered with a variety of filter feeder organisms.

It is those naturally occurring organisms that scientists hope will help control red tide and possibly even removing it and improving water quality.

"The next step is to test the structures we've already created and that are at our Bay dock location and are getting covered with (fowling) organisms. The next step is to put those into some pools with red tide, naturally occurring red tide and seeing the effects versus the pools without these structures," said Dr. Vincent Lovko of Mote Marine Laboratory.

Mote Marine Laboratory stated this will be an ongoing study that will likely continue through the fall.

And if you have beach plans for July 4th, be sure to check out Florida Fish and Wildlife's red tide website to see where blooms have been reported.