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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 (June 26, 2009)

MAP OF RED TIDE COUNTS (June 22-26, 2009)

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RED TIDE CURRENT STATUS REPORT

Present Status: No Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was detected this week in water samples collected alongshore between Pinellas and Collier counties. Discolored water in Tampa Bay (extending from the Gandy Bridge to Oldsmar) is due to a bloom of the dinoflagellate Pyrodinium bahamense. No impacts have been reported from this bloom.

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): No K. brevis bloom currently present alongshore.

DATE COLLECTED	*Karenia brevis* CONCENTRATIONS/OBSERVATIONS			*SITE LOCATION (NORTH TO SOUTH)**		COLLECTOR OR AGENCY
	ALONGSHORE (<1 MI)		OFFSHORE
Pinellas � Hillsborough Counties
06/23	not present		--	Sand Key Beach Fishing Pier, Clearwater Pass		FWRI
06/23	not present		--	Redington Pier		FWRI
06/23	not present		--	Mullet Key, Gulf Pier		FWRI
06/23	not present		--	Coffe Pot Bayou		FWRI
06/23	not present		--	Pinellas Point		FWRI
06/23	not present		--	Mullet Key, Boat Ramp		FWRI
Tampa Bay (from Mouth to Upper System) Including Boca Ciega Bay
06/23	not present		--	Skyway pier, N side		FWRI
06/24	not present		--	Skyway pier, S side		FWRI
06/24	not present		--	Gandy Bridge (2)		FWRI
06/24	not present		--	Howard Franklin Bridge (2)		FWRI
06/24	not present		--	Courtney Campbell Causeway (5)		FWRI
06/24	not present		--	Philippe Park Boat Rampa		FWRI
06/24	not present		--	R.E. Olds City Park Pier		FWRI
Manatee County
06/24	not present		--	Anna Maria Island, N end		FWRI
06/24	not present		--	Palma Sola Causeway		FWRI
06/24	not present		--	Cortez		FWRI
06/23	not present		--	Bowlees Creek		FWRI
06/23	not present		--	Whale Key		FWRI
Sarasota County
06/22	not present		--	Longboat Key		SCHD
06/22	not present		--	North Lido Beach		SCHD
06/22	not present		--	Lido Casino		SCHD
06/22	not present		--	South Lido Park		SCHD
06/22	not present		--	Siesta Key		SCHD
06/22	not present		--	Turtle Beach		SCHD
06/22	not present		--	Nokomis Beach		SCHD
06/22	not present		--	North Jetty Park		SCHD
06/22	not present		--	Venice Beach		SCHD
06/22	not present		--	Service Club Park		SCHD
06/22	not present		--	Venice Pier		SCHD
06/24	not present		--	Venice Pier		FWRI
06/22	not present		--	Brohard Beach		SCHD
06/22	not present		--	Caspersen Beach		SCHD
06/22	not present		--	Manasota Beach		SCHD
06/22	not present		--	Blind Pass		SCHD
Sarasota Bay System
06/23	not present		--	Whale Key, S of (2)		FWRI
06/23	not present		--	Pearce Canal		FWRI
06/23	not present		--	Quick Point		FWRI
06/22-06/26	not present		--	New Pass, inside (10)		MML
06/22	not present		--	Ringling Causeway		SCHD
06/23	not present		--	Philippe Creek		FWRI
Charlotte County
06/23	not present		--	Manasota Key, Englewood Beach		ChCPRCR
Gasparilla Sound � Charlotte Harbor
06/23	not present		--	Gasparilla Fishing Pier		ChCPRCR
Lee County
06/24	not present		--	Sanibel Island, Lighthouse Beach		LCEL
06/24	not present		--	Lynn Hall Park		LCEL
06/24	not present		--	Tarpon Beach, Sanibel Island		LCEL
06/24	not present		--	Lovers Key State Park		LCEL
06/24	not present		--	Bonita Beach Park		LCEL
Pine Island Sound � San Carlos Bay
06/25	not present	--		Demere Key	Volunteer
06/25	not present	--		Regla Island	Volunteer
06/24	not present	--		South Seas Plantation, Captiva	LCEL
06/25	not present	--		Flamingo Bay	Volunteer
Collier County
06/22	not present		--	Lely Barefoot Beach		CCHD
06/22	not present		--	Clam Pass		CCHD
06/22	not present		--	Naples Pier		CCHD
06/22	not present		--	Big Marco Pass		RBNERR
06/22	not present		--	Big Marco Pass, 951 boat ramp		RBNERR
06/22	not present		--	Marco Island, S. Marco Beach		CCHD
06/22	not present		--	Goodland		RBNERR
06/22	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; FDEP = Florida Department of Environmental Protection; FGCU = Floirda Gulf Coast University; FWRI = Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute; LCEL = Lee County Environmental Laboratory; MML = Mote Marine Laboratory; RBNERR = Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve; SCHD = Sarasota County Health Department.

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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