1.   Among the casualties are bivalve mollusks, particularly the bay scallop, which stops feeding when the brown tide is present.

2.   And the pesky brown tide, which has plagued Texas bays for nearly a decade, may have been flushed away.

3.   A brown tide similar to that affecting Long Island waters has for the last five years taken over the waters off Corpus Christi, Texas.

4.   But that could change quickly, if the brown tide returned.

5.   Dr. Cosper said in an interview that the filtered material was added to cultures containing the brown tide algae.

6.   Fishing guides like Curry, along with marine scientists and local residents, worry about the growing presence of brown tide in the lower Laguna Madre.

7.   In recent weeks, samples taken in Baffin Bay have turned up the densest concentrations of brown tide measured so far, Whitledge says.

8.   Its contents began spilling out before it landed with a splat on the muddy brown tide.

9.   Montagna and other marine scientists began extensive sampling on Friday in those bays to see if the brown tide remains.

10.   More than a decade later, the cause of brown tide remains a mystery.