By START Gulf Ambassador Arya Muppavarapu From time to time, START encourages citizens to share their unique experiences in working to help improve the water quality of our coastal waters in our Gulf Ambassador series of articles. We think you will enjoy reading about all Arya Muppavarapu has done to help our marine environment. He [...]
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 [...]
Current Conditions The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed in two Southwest Florida samples and one Northwest Florida sample over the past week. Additional details are provided below. Please note: We are continuing to process samples, but are experiencing a reduction in sampling by FWRI staff and partners. In Southwest Florida over the past [...]
Current Conditions The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed at background concentrations in two Southwest Florida samples collected this past week. Additional details are provided below. Please note: We are continuing to process samples, but are experiencing a reduction in sampling by FWRI staff and partners. In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. [...]
