SanCap Cracker Fest 2015 The Sanibel-Captiva Chapter of Solution to Avoid Red Tide hosted its 7th annual “Cracker Fest” fundraiser on November the 6th. This unique event raises support and awareness for water quality and conservation issues while celebrating our state’s cultural heritage. This year’s event consisted of an evening of dining, dancing, and the [...]
Based on satellite images and analysis of water samples, blooms of the Florida red tide organism are currently present along Bay and Gulf counties in Northwest Florida and Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, and Lee counties in Southwest Florida. In Northwest Florida over the past week, Karenia brevis was detected in low to medium concentrations in [...]
If your pet swims in a red tide patch at the beach, a thorough freshwater rinse as soon as possible is essential. Most dogs lick themselves after swimming and they will consume any toxin/organisms on their fur. Don’t let your pet play in any sea foam – the foam has been shown to be 10X [...]
Blooms of the Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, are present in, along, and offshore of eastern Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, and Gulf counties in northwest Florida, and in, along, and offshore of Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, and northern Lee counties in Southwest Florida. So far this week, K. brevis has been detected in background to high [...]
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was detected in background to very low concentrations in thirteen samples collected in, along, and offshore of, Manatee, Sarasota, and Charlotte counties (southwest Florida), and in very low to low concentrations in seven samples collected in, and alongshore of, Gulf County (Northwest Florida). Additional samples collected throughout Florida [...]
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in samples collected this week throughout Florida. Courtesy of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was detected in background concentrations this week in one sample collected alongshore of Lee County in southwest Florida. Additional samples collected throughout Florida did not contain K. brevis. Courtesy of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
