A patchy bloom of the Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists in Southwest Florida. In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at very low to medium concentrations in five samples collected from or offshore of Lee County, and medium concentrations in one sample collected offshore of Monroe County. In Northwest [...]
A bloom of the Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists in Charlotte and Lee counties in Southwest Florida. In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in one sample collected from Manatee County, background to low concentrations in three samples collected from Charlotte County, and very low to [...]
A bloom of the Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed from Sarasota to Lee counties in Southwest Florida. In Southwest Florida over the past week, Karenia brevis was observed at low concentrations in one sample collected from Manatee County, background to high concentrations in seventeen samples collected from Sarasota County, very low to [...]
A bloom of the Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed along Lee County in Southwest Florida. In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in one sample collected from Hillsborough County, background concentrations in one sample collected from Manatee County, background concentrations in one sample collected from [...]
In late September the U.S. Senate approved legislation that, for the first time, could open the door to federal assistance for states and local communities hardest hit by toxic algae blooms. The measure, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and approved unanimously by the Senate, would give the heads of the National Oceanic and [...]
The Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was present in Southwest Florida over the past week. In Southwest Florida, K. brevis was observed at very low to low concentrations in three samples collected from Pinellas County, background to low concentrations in seven samples collected from Manatee County, background concentrations in three samples collected from Sarasota [...]
In 2016, there was an outbreak of red tide in Sarasota and Manatee counties. It caused thousands of dead fish to wash ashore on beaches in those counties, harming the Suncoast environment and economy. At that time U.S. Congressman Vern Buchanan said Congress should help address the red tide outbreak with additional funding. This September [...]
