Monday, April 19, 2010

No Karenia Brevis in SW Florida this week


EAST COAST
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore of Brevard County.
 
NORTHWEST COAST
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore of Okaloosa and Walton counties or offshore of Levy and Citrus counties.
 
SOUTHWEST COAST
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore between Pinellas and Collier counties or offshore of Pinellas County.  Additional samples collected late last week south of Marathon in the Florida Keys (Monroe County) also contained no K. brevis
 
Visit (http://research.myfwc.com/features/category_sub.asp?id=4434) for the Florida Red Tide Current Status Report and select the statewide summary or a region of interest for more information and sampling details.
 
This information, along with tables and maps of sampling results, is also available on our Web site: (http://research.myfwc.com/features/view_article.asp?id=9670). The Web site also provides links to additional information related to the topic of Florida red tide including satellite imagery, experimental red tide forecasts, shellfish harvesting areas, the FWC Fish Kill Hotline, the Aquatic Toxins Hotline (for information or to report human health effects), and other wildlife related hotlines:  (http://research.myfwc.com/features/view_article.asp?id=9670#Links).

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