Latest Red Tide status from FWC: SOUTHWEST COAST
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore of Pinellas, Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties or offshore of Pinellas County and the Florida Keys (Monroe County). Two samples (out of 8 total samples) collected alongshore of Manatee County contained background concentrations of K. brevis.
Samples collected alongshore and offshore of Sarasota County contained patchy concentrations of K. brevis ranging from not present to medium. Samples collected inside of the Sarasota Bay System contained concentrations ranging from not present to very low.
Bloom Boundary (alongshore): A patchy bloom of Karenia brevis has been detected alongshore and offshore of Sarasota County as well as inside of the Sarasota Bay System.
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