Southwest CoastThe Karenia brevis bloom present in southwest Florida currently extends from southern Lee County through northern Monroe County. The highest concentrations of K. brevis have been reported alongshore and offshore of Sanibel Island south to Naples Bay. Very low to medium concentrations have been reported alongshore and offshore of southern Collier County south to Pavilion Key (Monroe County). In inshore waters, samples confirm up to high concentrations of K. brevis in southern Pine Island Sound and San Carlos Bay (Lee County) and up to medium concentrations inshore of Marco Island (southern Collier County). Multiple fish kills (alongshore and offshore) and respiratory irritation have been reported in the bloom areas of southern Lee through Collier counties.
Karenia brevis was not detected in water samples analyzed this week alongshore of Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties
Bloom Boundary: Recent satellite images from the Optical Oceanography Lab at the University of South Florida show that the bloom extends alongshore for at least 75 miles from southern Lee County through northern Monroe County and offshore for approximately 30 miles. This imagery is consistent with sample results processed by FWC.
Northwest CoastKarenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in waters sample collected this week alongshore of Escambia, Dixie and Citrus counties or offshore of Taylor County.
East Coast
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in a water sample collected this week in the Indian River Lagoon system (Brevard County) or offshore of Palm Beach County.
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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