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Red Tide update from FWC. Rain = Nutrient load = Karenia

Southwest Coast

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore between Pinellas and Collier counties.  Additional samples collected late last week offshore of the Florida Keys (Monroe County) also contained no K. brevis. One sample collected alongshore and two samples collected offshore of Sarasota County late last week contained background concentrations of K. brevis.

 

Please note: The FWRI's Harmful Algae Bloom (HAB) group recently began using Google Earth maps. Each page on the Red Tide Current Status Web site will have a link to an interactive map where the user can zoom in and zoom out on different sections of the state, and click on a sample location for specific information including latitude and longitude, sample date, and cell concentration ranges.

 

In order to view this map, you must have Google Earth installed on your computer. The Google Earth software can be downloaded from the Google Earth Web site through the following link: (http://earth.google.com).

 

You can access this week’s Google Map through the following link: (http://research.myfwc.com/images/articles/9670/Red_Tide_Status_08.27.10.kmz).

 

This information is also available on our Web site: (http://research.myfwc.com/features/view_article.asp?id=9670). The Web site also provides links to additional information related to the topic of Florida red tide including satellite imagery, experimental red tide forecasts, shellfish harvesting areas, the FWC Fish Kill Hotline, the Aquatic Toxins Hotline (for information or to report human health effects), and other wildlife related hotlines:(http://research.myfwc.com/features/view_article.asp?id=9670#Links).

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Latest Red Tide update

EAST COAST

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week inside of the Indian River Lagoon System (Brevard County). Samples collected late last week offshore of Palm Beach County also contained no K. brevis.

NORTHWEST COAST

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week offshore of Levy County.  Additional samples collected late last week offshore of Hernando County also contained no K. brevis.

SOUTHWEST COAST

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore of Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties or offshore of Lee and Collier counties.  One sample collected alongshore of Sarasota County (out of 24 total samples) contained background concentrations of K. brevis.

This information is also available on our Web site: (http://research.myfwc.com/features/view_article.asp?id=9670). The Web site also provides links to additional information related to the topic of Florida red tide including satellite imagery, experimental red tide forecasts, shellfish harvesting areas, the FWC Fish Kill Hotline, the Aquatic Toxins Hotline (for information or to report human health effects), and other wildlife related hotlines:  (http://research.myfwc.com/features/view_article.asp?id=9670#Links).

No Karenia Brevis in SW Florida this week

EAST COAST

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

 

NORTHWEST COAST

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore of Okaloosa and Walton counties or offshore of Levy and Citrus counties.

 

SOUTHWEST COAST

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore between Pinellas and Collier counties or offshore of Pinellas County.  Additional samples collected late last week south of Marathon in the Florida Keys (Monroe County) also contained no K. brevis. 

 

Visit (http://research.myfwc.com/features/category_sub.asp?id=4434) for the Florida Red Tide Current Status Report and select the statewide summary or a region of interest for more information and sampling details.

 

This information, along with tables and maps of sampling results, is also available on our Web site: (http://research.myfwc.com/features/view_article.asp?id=9670). The Web site also provides links to additional information related to the topic of Florida red tide including satellite imagery, experimental red tide forecasts, shellfish harvesting areas, the FWC Fish Kill Hotline, the Aquatic Toxins Hotline (for information or to report human health effects), and other wildlife related hotlines:  (http://research.myfwc.com/features/view_article.asp?id=9670#Links).

Kill bill SB 382

We need to do all we can to kill SB 382 in its next committee stop, Senate Health Regulation, this coming Monday afternoon at 2:30 pm. 

SB 382 puts all of our work in the past 3 years to bring wise fertilizer management practices to Florida communities at risk.

This bill would put an end to the strong nutrient pollution prevention standards (seasonal application bans, deep buffer zones, fertilizer content and application limits) found in residential fertilizer ordinances across the state.

Please ask your friends and allies to make calls to the Health Regulation Committee members.  This is our message:

“Vote NO on SB 382!  Taxpayers across Florida agree that nutrient pollution prevention will save communities and consumers money.  The serious health threats from blue-green algae and red tide mean that communities must retain the right to protect their residents, especially children and older residents, by regulating the use of residential fertilizers.”

Senate Health Regulation Committee 2010

                                   District    District City     Capitol Phone       Email Address

Thad Altman                 24          Melbourne       (850) 487-5053      altman.thad.web@flsenate.gov

Michael 'Mike' Bennett  21          Bradenton       (850) 487-5078      bennett.mike.web@flsenate.gov          

Don Gaetz (Chair.)        4            Destin            (850) 487-5009      gaetz.don.web@flsenate.gov   

Andy Gardiner              9            Orlando          (850) 487-5047      gardiner.andy.web@flsenate.gov          

Dennis Jones             13          Seminole        (850) 487-5065      jones.dennis.web@flsenate.gov           

Alfred 'Al' Lawson Jr.     6            Tallahassee    (850) 487-5004      lawson.alfred.web@flsenate.gov          

Eleanor Sobel (V. Ch.)  31          Hollywood       (850) 487-5097      sobel.eleanor.web@flsenate.gov