Red-tide Updates AMI

03/09/2023

Did you know that you can check on beach conditions before you arrive via BCRS at https://visitbeaches.org/? Reports are updated once or twice a day at most beaches and are available online, through Mote’s free BCRS mobile app (visit the App Store or Google Play), or you can sign up for email updates for your favorite beaches.

Respiratory irritation was reported today via Mote's Beach Conditions Reporting System (BCRS) in Pinellas County (“slight” at Caladesi Island State Park), Manatee County (“moderate” at Coquina Beach), Sarasota County (“slight” at Nokomis, Saphire Shores Park, Turtle Beach, and Venice North Jetty Beach; “moderate” at Lido Key Beach, Longboat Key, Manasota Key Beach, Siesta Key Beach, and Venice Beach), and Collier County (“slight” at South Marco Beach, and Tigertail Beach Park; “moderate” at Seagate Beach and Vanderbilt Beach). Over the past week, respiratory irritation was reported via the BCRS or the FWC Fish Kill Hotline in Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, and Monroe counties. For the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA's) respiratory irritation forecast, visit https://habforecast.gcoos.org/.

Reports of dead fish were received today via the BCRS in Pinellas County (“many” at Caladesi Island State Park), Manatee County (“some” at Coquina Beach), Sarasota County (“some” at Nokomis, Saphire Shores Park, Siesta Key Beach, Venice Beach, and Venice North Jetty Beach; “many” at Ken Thompson Park, Lido Key Beach, Longboat Key, Manasota Key Beach, Nora Patterson Park, and Turtle Beach), and Collier County (“some” at Lowdermilk Park, South Marco Beach, Tigertail Beach, Vanderbilt Beach; “many” at Seagate Beach). Over the past week, reports of fish kills were received via the BCRS or the FWC Fish Kill Hotline in Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, and Monroe counties. Please visit the fish kill database maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for more information: https://myfwc.com/res.../saltwater/health/fish-kills-hotline.

Please report fish kills to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) by calling the Fish Kill Hotline: 800-636-0511 or submitting a report online or via the FWC Reporter App. To report sick/injured wildlife, please call FWC's Wildlife Alert Hotline: 888-404-3922. For more information and to submit an online report please visit: https://myfwc.com/research/wildlife/health/.


Photo credit: Mote Marine Laboratory

03/09/2023

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12/20/2019

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12/05/2019

RED TIDE MIDWEEK UPDATE: Bloom concentrations of the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persist in some areas of Southwest Florida. Additional details are provided below.

 In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in Manatee County, medium concentrations in Charlotte County, background to medium concentrations in Lee County, and very low to medium concentrations in Collier County. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 K. brevis cells per liter) were observed in six samples from estuarine or coastal sites in Charlotte, Lee, and Collier counties. High concentrations (>1 million K. brevis cells per liter) were not observed over the past week.
 In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was not observed.
 Along the Florida East Coast over the past week, K. brevis was not observed.

In Southwest Florida over the past week, fish kill reports were received for Charlotte, Lee, and Collier counties (please see https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/health/fish-kills-hotline).

Respiratory irritation was reported over the past week in Southwest Florida in Sarasota, Lee, and Collier counties.

Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Pinellas to northern Monroe counties predict net southern movement of surface waters and net southeastern transport of subsurface waters in most areas over the next four days.

The next status report will be issued on Friday, December 6th. Please check our daily sampling map (https://myfwc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=87162eec3eb846218cec711d16462a72), which can be accessed via the online status report on our Red Tide Current Status page (https://myfwc.com/research/redtide/statewide/).For more information on algal blooms and water quality, please visit Protecting Florida Together at https://protectingfloridatogether.gov.

11/21/2019

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11/17/2019

It’s keeping away from AMI; for now. Let’s hope this clears up.

RED TIDE MIDWEEK UPDATE: A bloom of the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists in Southwest Florida. Additional details are provided below.

 In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background to very low concentrations in Pinellas County, background concentrations in Manatee County, background to low concentrations in Sarasota County, very low to high concentrations in and/or offshore of Charlotte County, background to high concentrations in and/or offshore of Lee County, and very low to high concentrations in and/or offshore of Collier County. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 K. brevis cells per liter) persist in Charlotte, Lee, and Collier counties, and high concentrations (>1 million cells per liter) were observed in 23 samples. These included coastal, inlet, and estuarine sites in Charlotte and Lee Counties, as well as samples collected as far as 7-10 miles offshore of Lee and Collier counties.
 In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was not observed.
 Along the Florida East Coast over the past week, K. brevis was not observed.

In Southwest Florida over the past week, fish kill reports were received for Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, and Collier counties (please see https://myfwc.com/resea…/saltwater/health/fish-kills-hotline).

Respiratory irritation was reported over the past week in Southwest Florida at multiple beaches in Sarasota and Lee counties.

Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Pinellas to northern Monroe counties predict net southern movement of surface waters and net southeastern transport of subsurface waters in most areas over the next four days.

The next status report will be issued on Friday, November 15th. Please check our daily sampling map (https://myfwc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html…), which can be accessed via the online status report on our Red Tide Current Status page (https://myfwc.com/research/redtide/statewide/). For more information on algal blooms and water quality, please visit Protecting Florida Together at https://protectingfloridatogether.gov.

10/24/2019

RED TIDE MIDWEEK UPDATE: A bloom of the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed in Lee and Collier counties in Southwest Florida over the past week. Additional details are provided below.

 In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in Sarasota County, very low to high concentrations in Lee County, and background to high concentrations in Collier County. Bloom concentrations (> 100,000 cells per liter) were observed in 13 samples from Lee County and 8 samples from Collier County. Of these 21 samples, four contained high concentrations of K. brevis (>1 million cells per liter).
 In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was not observed.
 Along the Florida East Coast over the past week, K. brevis was not observed.

In Southwest Florida over the past week, fish kill reports were received for Collier and Lee counties (please see https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/health/fish-kills-hotline).

Respiratory irritation was reported over the past week in Southwest Florida in Lee and Collier counties.

Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Pinellas to northern Monroe counties predict northwestern movement of surface waters and minimal net transport of subsurface waters in most areas over the next four days.

The next status report will be issued on Friday, October 25th. Please check our daily sampling map (https://myfwc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=87162eec3eb846218cec711d16462a72), which can be accessed via the online status report on our Red Tide Current Status page (https://myfwc.com/research/redtide/statewide/).

10/18/2019

Please be advised a full detailed Red Tide Report, including data tables, regional maps, and an interactive Google Earth map, is available on the FWC website at: MyFWC.com/RedTide.

The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed at bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells per liter) at several sites in Southwest Florida over the past week. Additional details are provided below.

 In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in Sarasota County, background to medium concentrations in Lee County, and background to high concentrations in and/or offshore of Collier County. Bloom concentrations were observed in six samples each from Lee and Collier counties. High concentrations (>1 million K. brevis cells per liter) were observed in one Collier County sample only.
 In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was not observed.
 Along the Florida East Coast over the past week, K. brevis was not observed.

In Southwest Florida over the past week, several reports of fish kills were received for Lee and Collier counties (please see https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/health/fish-kills-hotline).

Respiratory irritation was reported over the past week in Southwest Florida, offshore of Charlotte County and in Lee and Collier counties.

Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Pinellas to northern Monroe counties predict net northern transport of surface and subsurface waters in most areas over the next four days.

A midweek status update will be available on Wednesday, October 23rd and the next complete status report will be issued on Friday, October 25th. Please check our daily sampling map (https://myfwc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=87162eec3eb846218cec711d16462a72), which can be accessed via the online status report on our Red Tide Current Status page (https://myfwc.com/research/redtide/statewide/).

10/16/2019

RED TIDE MIDWEEK UPDATE: The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed at bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells per liter) in Southwest Florida over the past week. Background levels of K. brevis were also observed in Northwest Florida. Additional details are provided below.

 In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in Manatee and Sarasota counties, background to medium concentrations in Lee County, and background to high concentrations in and/or offshore of Collier County. Bloom concentrations were observed in five samples each from Lee and Collier counties. Only one sample from Collier County contained high concentrations of K. brevis (>1 million cells per liter).
 In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in Gulf County.
 Along the Florida East Coast over the past week, K. brevis was not observed.

In Southwest Florida over the past week, fish kill reports were received for Sarasota County, Lee County, and several locations in Collier County (please see https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/health/fish-kills-hotline).

Respiratory irritation was reported over the past week in Southwest Florida, offshore of Charlotte County and in Lee and Collier counties.

Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Charlotte to northern Monroe counties predict minimal net transport of surface and subsurface waters in most areas over the next four days.

The next status report will be issued on Friday, October 18th. Please check our daily sampling map (https://myfwc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=87162eec3eb846218cec711d16462a72), which can be accessed via the online status report on our Red Tide Current Status page (https://myfwc.com/research/redtide/statewide/).

10/14/2019

Please be advised a full detailed Red Tide Report, including data tables, regional maps, and an interactive Google Earth map, is available on the FWC website at: MyFWC.com/RedTide.

The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed at bloom concentrations in Southwest Florida and at background concentrations in Northwest Florida over the past week. Additional details are provided below.

 In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in Manatee and Sarasota counties, background to medium concentrations in and/or offshore of Lee County, and background to high concentrations in Collier County.
 In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in Gulf County.
 Along the Florida East Coast over the past week, K. brevis was not observed.

In Southwest Florida over the past week, fish kill reports were received for one location in Sarasota County and several locations in Collier County (please see https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/health/fish-kills-hotline).

Respiratory irritation was reported over the past week in Southwest Florida in Collier County.

Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Pinellas to northern Monroe counties predict northwestern transport of surface waters and net northeastern movement of subsurface waters in most areas over the next four days.

A midweek status update will be available on Wednesday, October 16th and the next complete status report will be issued on Friday, October 18th. Please check our daily sampling map (https://myfwc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=87162eec3eb846218cec711d16462a72), which can be accessed via the online status report on our Red Tide Current Status page (https://myfwc.com/research/redtide/statewide/).

10/07/2019

Please be advised a full detailed Red Tide Report, including data tables, regional maps, and an interactive Google Earth map, is available on the FWC website at: MyFWC.com/RedTide.

The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed at bloom concentrations in Southwest Florida and at background concentrations in Northwest Florida over the past week. Additional details are provided below.

• In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations offshore of Pinellas County, background concentrations offshore of Hillsborough County, very low to low concentrations in and/or offshore of Lee County, and background to high concentrations in and/or offshore of Collier County.
• In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in Okaloosa and Gulf counties.
• Along the Florida East Coast over the past week, K. brevis was not observed

In Southwest Florida over the past week, fish kill reports were received for several locations in Collier County (please see https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/health/fish-kills-hotline).

Respiratory irritation was reported over the past week in Southwest Florida in Collier County.

Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Pinellas to northern Monroe counties predict net northwestern transport of surface waters and southeastern net movement of subsurface waters in most areas over the next four days.

The next complete status report will be issued on Friday, October 11th. Please check our daily sampling map (https://myfwc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=87162eec3eb846218cec711d16462a72), which can be accessed via the online status report on our Red Tide Current Status page (https://myfwc.com/research/redtide/statewide/).

03/06/2019

RED TIDE MIDWEEK UPDATE: The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed at background concentrations in Southwest Florida over this past week. Additional details are provided below.

 Over the past week in Southwest Florida, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in one sample collected offshore of Lee County.
 In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was not observed.
 Along the Florida East Coast over the past week, K. brevis was not observed.

No fish kills suspected to be related to red tide were reported this past week (please see https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/health/fish-kills-hotline).

Respiratory irritation was reported over the past week in Southwest Florida in Lee County.

Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Pinellas to northern Monroe counties predict net southwestern transport of surface waters in most areas and eastern movement of subsurface waters over the next four days.

The next status report will be issued on Friday, March 8th. Please check our daily sampling map (http://myfwc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=87162eec3eb846218cec711d16462a72), which can be accessed via the online status report on our Red Tide Current Status page (https://myfwc.com/research/redtide/statewide/).