Friday, July 8, 2011

Red Tide report 7.8.11


The latest report via FWC

East Coast
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week in the Indian River (Brevard County).
 
Discolored water that has been reported in the Indian and Banana Rivers (Brevard County) for almost two months (first reported 05/13/2011) is from a continuing bloom of the prasinophyte Nephroselmis. No effects of this bloom have been reported.
 
Northwest Coast
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week inshore, alongshore or offshore of Okaloosa County or offshore of Wakulla County.
 
Southwest Coast
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore of Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Charlotte and Collier counties or offshore of Lee County.  One sample collected alongshore of Lee County contained background concentrations of K. brevis

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