Todays Red Tide report via FWC

Mmmmm I guess its been raining, getting a bit more active...

via the FWC

East Coast

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week in the Indian River (Brevard and Indian River counties).

 

Discolored water that has been reported in the Indian and Banana Rivers (Brevard County) for almost two months (first reported 05/13/2011) is from an ongoing bloom of a non-toxic alga. In other areas of the Indian River (Indian River Aquatic Preserve, Indian River County), there have been reports of discolored water due to a bloom of the dinoflagellate Takayama tasmanica.  Fish kills have recently co-occurred with algal blooms throughout the Indian River Lagoon.

 

Northwest Coast

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore of Okaloosa, Bay and Levy counties or offshore of Okaloosa and Levy counties.  One sample collected alongshore of Dixie County contained background concentrations of K. brevis.

 

Southwest Coast

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore of Pinellas, Hillsborough, Lee and Collier counties or offshore of Sarasota County and the Florida Keys (Monroe County). One sample collected alongshore of Charlotte County contained background concentrations of K. brevis and three samples (of 75 total samples) collected inshore and alongshore of Sarasota County contained concentrations of K. brevis ranging from background to very low.

 

You can access this week’s interactive Google Map in the attached file.

 

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).

 

This information is also available on our Web site: (http://myfwc.com/research/redtide/events/status/statewide/).

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://myfwc.com/research/redtide/events/status/contact/)