In this paper, the recent progress on the ecological behaviors of green tide, including its life history and the factors, such as temperature, salinity, light and nutrients, which determine the growth and the survival of green tide algae, was reviewed. The intention is to outline a vision as to where these studies are going, describe the recent advances, identify gaps and weaknesses in the field, and discuss how they might be applied to develop a system of coupled physical-biological models. The coupled model would contribute to a more extensive, longer term, research effort involving monitoring and intensive field data collection, experimental study and conceptual development, and be a tool for the management of marine environment.