Latest red tide sampling results 4.24.21

Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC

 

 

For the most updated information on our sample results, please check our daily sampling map (https://myfwc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html…), which can be accessed via the online status report on our Red Tide Current Status page (https://myfwc.com/research/redtide/statewide/). Our online status report includes a full detailed Red Tide Report with data tables, regional maps, and an interactive Google Earth map. For more information on algal blooms and water quality, please visit Protecting Florida Together at https://protectingfloridatogether.gov.

The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists in Southwest Florida. Over the past week, K. brevis was detected in 52 samples. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were observed in three samples each from Sarasota and Charlotte counties. Additional details are provided below.

 In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at very low to low concentrations in Manatee County, background to medium concentrations in Sarasota County, very low to medium concentrations in Charlotte County, very low and low concentrations in Lee County, and background to low concentrations in Collier 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 not observed.

Multiple 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/…/saltwater/health/fish-kills-hotline/.

Respiratory irritation was reported over the past week in Southwest Florida in Manatee and Sarasota 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 net northwestern movement of surface waters and minimal net movement of subsurface waters in most areas over the next four days.

FWC-FWRI is working closely with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and other partners on the Piney Point discharge response. Status updates and results are posted on the Protecting Florida Together website https://protectingfloridatogether.gov/PineyPointUpdate) and on the Tampa Bay Estuary Program website (https://shiny.tbep.org/piney-point/).

The next complete status report will be issued on Friday, April 30th.