East CoastKarenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week in the Indian and Banana rivers (Brevard County), offshore of Martin County or in Biscayne Bay (Dade County).
Northwest Coast
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week offshore of Taylor and Dixie counties.
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 Sarasota County contained very low concentrations of K. brevis and one sample collected inshore of Lee County contained background concentrations of K. brevis.
You can access this week’s interactive Google Map in the attached file.
To learn more about other organisms that have been known to cause algal blooms in Florida waters, see our flickr page at (http://www.flickr.com/photos/myfwc) and click on “Harmful Algal Bloom Species”.
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