Red Tide report 7.13.11

No samples have been collected so far this week on the east coast of Florida.

On the northwest coast of Florida, Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected offshore of Okaloosa County.

On the southwest coast of Florida, Karenia brevis was not detected in water samples collected inshore of Charlotte County or offshore of Sarasota County.  Two samples (out of 20 total samples) collected alongshore of Sarasota County contained background levels of K. brevis.

My note: Interesting with a bit of rain we're seeing some background levels of K. brevis in Sarasota county even though its minimal

6.17.11 Red Tide Report

East Coast

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week in the Indian River Lagoon (Brevard County) or offshore of Volusia County.

 

Discolored water reported in the Indian and Banana Rivers (Brevard County) for the past several weeks (first reported 05/13/2011) is from a continuing bloom of the prasinophyteNephroselmis. No effects of this bloom have been reported.

 

 

Northwest Coast

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in a water sample collected this week alongshore of Citrus County.
 

 

Southwest Coast

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore of Manatee, Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties or offshore of Lee County. One sample collected alongshore and one offshore of Pinellas County and one sample collected inshore of Sarasota County each contained background concentrations of K. brevis.