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).
