Better late-than-never... had to enjoy the wave action!
East CoastKarenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week in the Indian River Lagoon System (Brevard County).
Discolored water that has been reported in the Indian and Banana Rivers (Brevard County) for almost three months (first reported 05/13/2011) is from an ongoing bloom of a non-toxic alga. Fish kills have recently co-occurred with this on-going algal bloom.
Northwest Coast
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week inshore, alongshore and offshore of Okaloosa County.
Southwest Coast
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore between Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties or offshore of Lee County. One sample collected alongshore of Sarasota County contained background concentrations of K. brevis.
Discolored water that has been reported in Tampa Bay (first reported on July 22) is from an ongoing bloom of the dinoflagellate Pyrodinium bahamense, which has bloomed in this same area from late spring to late summer in past years. Fish kills have recently co-occurred in the area of this bloom.
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