Regrettably it seems we're back to a persistent Red Tide again and its not going to help the tourism industry with the respiratory irritation factor.
Whats changed to cause this? Heavy nutrient loads again?
latest sampling report via the FWC
The Karenia brevis bloom present in southwest Florida has been documented so far this week in waters between southern Lee County and Collier County. Low to high concentrations of K. brevis have been detected alongshore of Sanibel Island and low to medium concentrations have been detected alongshore of Marco Island. The bloom most likely continues south to northern Monroe County as detected by last weeks samples, although no samples have been processed so far this week from that area. Fish kills and respiratory irritation have been reported in conjunction with this bloom in multiple locations this week including Marco Island and Naples.
Whats changed to cause this? Heavy nutrient loads again?
latest sampling report via the FWC
The Karenia brevis bloom present in southwest Florida has been documented so far this week in waters between southern Lee County and Collier County. Low to high concentrations of K. brevis have been detected alongshore of Sanibel Island and low to medium concentrations have been detected alongshore of Marco Island. The bloom most likely continues south to northern Monroe County as detected by last weeks samples, although no samples have been processed so far this week from that area. Fish kills and respiratory irritation have been reported in conjunction with this bloom in multiple locations this week including Marco Island and Naples.
Karenia brevis was not detected in water samples analyzed so far this week alongshore of Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties or offshore of Palm Beach County.
Sampling will continue this week, and complete results will be available in the next scheduled status report on Friday, December 16.
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