Sunday, April 3, 2011

Red Tide report. Sarasota and Charlotte County sample background of K. Brevis

East Coast
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week offshore of Martin County.
 
Northwest Coast
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week inshore of Okaloosa and Bay counties or offshore of Okaloosa and Hernando counties.
 
Southwest Coast
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore of Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Lee and Collier counties or offshore of the Florida Keys (Monroe County). Five samples collected alongshore of Sarasota County (out of 25 total samples) contained background to very low concentrations of K. brevis and one sample collected inshore of Charlotte County contained background concentrations of K. brevis.

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