Red Tide update 6.22.11

No samples have been collected so far this week on the east coast of Florida or in northwest Florida.

In southwest Florida, Karenia brevis was not detected in water samples collected this week in Safety Harbor (Pinellas County) or alongshore of Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. Two samples collected alongshore of Sarasota County (out of 20 total samples) contained background concentrations of K. brevis.

Gulf Alliance GOMA Smart Yard info

Developed by a partnership between the Education and Nutrient Priority Issue Teams, Smart Yard, Healthy Gulf  is a new public education campaign designed to reduce fertilizers entering local waters by helping people make responsible lawn fertilizer decisions.  Applying the proper amount of fertilizer at the proper time(s) of the growing season keeps lawns looking vibrant. It can save time and money. Not only will lawns be something to be proud of, but the Gulf of Mexico will be more resilient and healthy, including Gulf seafood!

6.17.11 Red Tide Report

East Coast

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week in the Indian River Lagoon (Brevard County) or offshore of Volusia County.

 

Discolored water reported in the Indian and Banana Rivers (Brevard County) for the past several weeks (first reported 05/13/2011) is from a continuing bloom of the prasinophyteNephroselmis. No effects of this bloom have been reported.

 

 

Northwest Coast

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in a water sample collected this week alongshore of Citrus County.
 

 

Southwest Coast

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore of Manatee, Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties or offshore of Lee County. One sample collected alongshore and one offshore of Pinellas County and one sample collected inshore of Sarasota County each contained background concentrations of K. brevis.