Saturday, April 30, 2011

Red Tide, SW Coast update


Southwest Coast
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore of Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties or offshore of the Florida Keys (Monroe County).  One sample (out of 27 total samples) collected alongshore of Sarasota County contained background concentrations of K. brevis.

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