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).