Friday, July 17, 2009

Red Tide status is still looking good and I would think partly to the lack of rain. If anyone would like this information directly just go to the FWC link below....
Weekly Red Tide report from FWC.

EAST COAST

No Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was detected this week in water samples collected alongshore of Brevard, Indian River and St. Lucie counties or offshore of St. Lucie and Martin counties.


NORTHWEST COAST

No Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was detected this week in water samples collected offshore of Franklin, Taylor, Levy and Hernando counties. Counts from samples collected inside of St. Joe Bay (Gulf County) ranged from not present to very low a.


SOUTHWEST COAST

No Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was detected this week in water samples collected alongshore between Pinellas and Monroe counties or offshore of Sarasota and Monroe counties. One sample collected offshore of Pinellas County contained background levels of K. brevis. Discolored water in Tampa Bay (extending from the Gandy Bridge to Oldsmar) is due to a bloom of the dinoflagellate Pyrodinium bahamense. No impacts have been reported from this bloom.



Visit Florida Red Tide Current Status and select the statewide summary or a region of interest for more information and sampling details


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