Suncoast red tide update 5.1.21

 

 

 

Suncoast red tide update 5.1.21

Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC

 

 

 

FWC

 

Current Conditions
The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists in Southwest Florida, where it was detected in 56 samples over the past week. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were observed in one sample from Sarasota County, nine samples from Charlotte County, and one sample from Collier County. K. brevis was also observed at background concentrations in one sample from the Florida East Coast. Additional details are provided below.

• In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background to low concentrations in Manatee County, background to medium concentrations in Sarasota County, low to high concentrations in Charlotte County, background to low concentrations in or offshore of Lee County, background to medium concentrations in or offshore of Collier County, and very low to low concentrations offshore of Monroe County.
• In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was not observed.
• Along the Florida East Coast over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background concentrations in one sample in Volusia County.

 

Fish kills suspected to be related to red tide were reported over the past week in Sarasota and Charlotte counties. For more details, please visit: https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/health/fish-kills-hotline/.

 

Respiratory irritation was reported over the past week in Southwest Florida in Manatee, Sarasota, and Charlotte counties. Additional details are provided in the Southwest Coast report and for current information, please visit: https://visitbeaches.org/.

 

Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Pinellas to northern Monroe counties predict variable surface currents and southeastern net movement of subsurface waters in most areas over the next four days.