Current Conditions A patchy bloom of the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists in Southwest Florida. Background to high concentrations of K. brevis were detected in 57 samples over the past week. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were observed in 26 samples collected in and offshore of Lee and Collier counties. The most recent satellite imagery [...]
Current Conditions The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed at background concentrations in Southwest Florida over the past week. In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in one sample each from Manatee, Charlotte, and Lee counties. In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was not [...]
Current Conditions The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was not observed in samples collected statewide over the past week. Fish Kills No fish kills suspected to be related to red tide were reported over the past week Respiratory Irritation No reports of respiratory irritation were received over the past week. Indian River Lagoon Over the [...]
Current Conditions The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed at background concentrations in four Southwest Florida samples over the past week. Other samples collected statewide did not contain K. brevis. In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in three samples collected offshore of Sarasota County and in [...]
Current Conditions The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed in one Southwest Florida sample over the past week. In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was present at low concentrations in one Sarasota County sample. In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was not observed. Along the Florida East Coast [...]
Current Conditions The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed in one Southwest Florida sample over the past week. Additional details for K. brevis according to region are provided below. We have received several reports of a bloom – not K. brevis – offshore of Southwest Florida over the past few weeks. This bloom is [...]
Florida red tide is caused by an algae which blooms in the Gulf of Mexico, under certain environmental conditions and releases a neurotoxin called brevetoxin. When people eat shellfish that have been exposed to Florida Red Tide, they can contract a very serious and potentially deadly illness called Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning, or PSP. Another form [...]
