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Red Tide Current Status for Southwest Florida

Current red tide conditions around southwest Florida are reported on Friday. Additional information, if available, is provided on Tuesday on the Statewide Information page.

RED TIDE CURRENT STATUS REPORT (November 13, 2009)

MAP OF RED TIDE COUNTS (November 7-13, 2009)

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RED TIDE CURRENT STATUS REPORT

Present Status: Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore of Pinellas, Manatee and Charlotte counties. Three samples collected alongshore of Sarasota County (out of 27 total samples) contained background concentrations of K. brevis.

Water samples collected inshore (Pine Island Sound) of Lee County ranged in concentrations from not present to very low. Samples collected alongshore of Sanibel Island (Lee County) contained patchy concentrations of K. brevis ranging from not present to medium. Samples collected alongshore of Collier County ranged from not present to very low.

The FWRI Red Tide Status Line is now available to callers to hear a recording detailing red tide conditions throughout the state. FWRI updates the recording each Friday by 5 p.m. after sampling efforts for the week have been completed and analyzed. Red Tide Status Line: (866) 300-9399 (toll-free inside Florida only); (727) 552-2448 (outside Florida).

Bloom Boundary (alongshore): A patchy bloom of Karenia brevis continues alongshore of Lee and Collier counties, however, concentrations are lower than in previous weeks. No water samples were taken offshore of Sanibel Island this week due to weather.

DATE COLLECTED	*Karenia brevis* CONCENTRATIONS/OBSERVATIONS			*SITE LOCATION (NORTH TO SOUTH)**		COLLECTOR OR AGENCY
	ALONGSHORE (<1 MI)		OFFSHORE
Pinellas � Hillsborough Counties
11/10	not present		--	Sand Key Beach Fishing Pier, Clearwater Pass		FWRI
11/10	not present		--	Redington Pier		FWRI
11/10	not present		--	Mullet Key, Gulf Pier		FWRI
11/10	not present		--	Mullet Key, Bay Pier		FWRI
Tampa Bay (from Mouth to Upper System) Including Boca Ciega Bay
11/10	not present		--	Skyway pier, N side		FWRI
11/10	not present		--	Skyway pier, S side		FWRI
Manatee County
11/10	not present		--	Anna Maria Island, N end		FWRI
11/10	not present		--	Palma Sola Causeway		FWRI
11/10	not present		--	Cortez		FWRI
Sarasota County
11/09	not present		--	Longboat Key		SCHD
11/09	not present		--	North Lido Beach		SCHD
11/09	not present		--	Lido Casino		SCHD
11/09	PRESENT		--	South Lido Park		SCHD
11/09	not present		--	Siesta Beach		SCHD
11/09	not present		--	Turtle Beach		SCHD
11/09	not present		--	Nokomis Beach		SCHD
11/09	not present		--	North Jetty Park		SCHD
11/09	not present		--	Venice Beach		SCHD
11/09	not present		--	Service Club Park		SCHD
11/02	not present		--	Venice Pier		SCHD
11/10	not present		--	Venice Pier		FWRI
11/09	not present		--	Brohard Beach		SCHD
11/09	not present		--	Caspersen Beach		SCHD
11/09	not present		--	Manasota Beach		SCHD
11/09	not present		--	Blind Pass		SCHD
Sarasota Bay System
11/10 & 11/13	PRESENT		--	New Pass, Bay Dock (2)		MML
11/09-11/13	not present		--	New Pass, inside (8)		MML
11/09	not present		--	Ringling Causeway		SCHD
Charlotte County
11/10	not present		--	Manasota Key, Englewood Beach		ChCPRCR
Gasparilla Sound � Charlotte Harbor
11/10	not present		--	Gasparilla Fishing Pier		ChCPRCR
11/09	not present		--	Placida Harbor (2)		FWRI
Lee County
11/12	not present		--	Redfish Pass		UM
11/06	LOW a + Karenia sp.		--	Sanibel Island, Lighthouse		SSS
11/12	not present		--	Sanibel Island, Lighthouse Beach		LCEL
11/06	not present		--	Sanibel Boat Ramp		SSS
11/08	MEDIUM		--	Sanibel Ramp		SCCFML
11/09	MEDIUM		--	Sanibel Ramp		SCCFML
11/06	not present		--	Sanibel Causeway		SSS
11/06	PRESENT		--	Sanibel Causeway, main channel		SSS
11/12	not present		--	Lynn Hall Park		LCEL
11/12	not present		--	Tarpon Beach, Sanibel Island		LCEL
11/12	not present		--	Lovers Key State Park		LCEL
11/12	not present		--	Bonita Beach Park		LCEL
Pine Island Sound � San Carlos Bay
11/09	not present	--		Matlacha Pass	LCDNR
11/09	not present	--		Jug Creek Point, E of	LCDNR
11/09	not present	--		Little Bokeelia, E of	LCDNR
11/12	not present	--		Cabbage Key	UM
11/09	not present	--		Panther Keys, W of	LCDNR
11/09	not present	--		Captiva Pass, inside	LCDNR
11/09	PRESENT	--		Captiva Shoal, Northern Leases, SW of	FDACS
11/12	not present	--		South Seas Plantation, Captiva	LCEL
11/09	VERY LOW a	--		Demere Key, S of	FDACS
11/12	not present	--		Roosevelt Channel	UM
11/09	not present	--		Regla Island	LCDNR
11/09	not present	--		Redfish Point, Cape Coral	LCDNR
11/09	not present	--		Sword Point	LCDNR
11/09	not present	--		York Island, E of	LCDNR
11/09	not present	--		San Carlos Bay	LCDNR
Collier County
11/09	not present		--	Lely Barefoot Beach		CCHD
11/09	VERY LOW a + Karenia sp.		--	Clam Pass		CCHD
11/09	not present		--	Naples Pier		CCHD
11/09	VERY LOW b + Karenia sp.		--	Big Marco Pass		RBNERR
11/09	not present		--	Big Marco Pass, 951 boat ramp		RBNERR
11/09	not present		--	Big Marco Pass, NE side of Jolley Bridge		RBNERR
11/09	not present		--	Marco Island, S. Marco Beach		CCHD
11/09	not present		--	Goodland		RBNERR
11/09	not present		--	Caxambas Pass		RBNERR
Monroe County (Florida Keys, North to South then East to West)
	no recent samples

*Most sites are preselected and sampled routinely. For unlisted areas, extrapolate from the nearest sampled location.
**Results from last week.

Note:
CCHD = Collier County Health Department; CCPCD = Collier County Pollution Control and Prevention Department; ChCPRCR = Charlotte County Parks Recreation and Cultural Resources; FDACS = Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; FDEP = Florida Department of Environmental Protection; FGCU = Floirda Gulf Coast University; FWRI = Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute; LCDNR = Lee County DNR-Marine Program; LCEL = Lee County Environmental Laboratory; MML = Mote Marine Laboratory; RBNERR = Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve; SCCFML = Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Marine Laboratory; SCHD = Sarasota County Health Department; SSS = Sanibel Sea School; UM = University of Miami.

Number in parentheses = number of samples collected.
S = surface water sample; M = mid-depth water sample; B = bottom water sample.
Unless otherwise indicated, water sample was taken at the surface.

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