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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 (October 30, 2009)

MAP OF RED TIDE COUNTS (October 24-30, 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, Charlotte, Collier and Monroe counties or offshore of the Florida Keys (Monroe County). Three samples collected alongshore of Sarasota County (out of 28 total samples) ranged from background to very low concentrations of K. brevis.

Samples collected alongshore and offshore of Lee County ranged from not present to medium concentrations of K. brevis. An extensive fish kill in conjunction with discolored water was reported approximately 10 miles offshore, southwest of Sanibel Island.

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 bloom of Karenia brevis located offshore of Lee County, south and west of Sanibel Island, has now expanded to areas alongshore of Captiva and Sanibel Island and inshore of Pine Island Sound (Lee County).

DATE COLLECTED	*Karenia brevis* CONCENTRATIONS/OBSERVATIONS			*SITE LOCATION (NORTH TO SOUTH)**		COLLECTOR OR AGENCY
	ALONGSHORE (<1 MI)		OFFSHORE
Pinellas � Hillsborough Counties
10/28	not present		--	Sand Key Beach Fishing Pier, Clearwater Pass		FWRI
10/28	not present		--	Redington Pier		FWRI
10/28	not present		--	Mullet Key, Gulf Pier		FWRI
10/28	not present		--	Mullet Key, Bay Pier		FWRI
Tampa Bay (from Mouth to Upper System) Including Boca Ciega Bay
10/28	not present		--	Skyway pier, N side		FWRI
10/27	not present		--	Skyway pier, S side		FWRI
Manatee County
10/27	not present		--	Anna Maria Island, N end		FWRI
10/27	not present		--	Palma Sola Causeway		FWRI
10/27	not present		--	Cortez		FWRI
10/28	not present		--	Longboat Pass		FDACS
Sarasota County
10/26	not present		--	Longboat Key		SCHD
10/26	not present		--	North Lido Beach		SCHD
10/26	not present		--	Lido Casino		SCHD
10/26	PRESENT		--	South Lido Park		SCHD
10/26	not present		--	Siesta Beach		SCHD
10/26	not present		--	Turtle Beach		SCHD
10/26	not present		--	Nokomis Beach		SCHD
10/26	not present		--	North Jetty Park		SCHD
10/26	not present		--	Venice Beach		SCHD
10/26	not present		--	Service Club Park		SCHD
10/26	not present		--	Venice Pier		SCHD
10/27	not present		--	Venice Pier		FWRI
10/26	not present		--	Brohard Beach		SCHD
10/26	not present		--	Caspersen Beach		SCHD
10/26	not present		--	Manasota Beach		SCHD
10/26	not present		--	Blind Pass		SCHD
Sarasota Bay System
10/28	not present		--	Quick Point		FDACS
10/29	VERY LOW a		--	New Pass		MML
10/26	PRESENT		--	New Pass, Bay Dock		MML
10/26-10/30	not present		--	New Pass, inside (8)		MML
10/26	not present + Karenia sp.		--	Ringling Causeway		SCHD
Charlotte County
10/26	not present		--	Manasota Key, Englewood Beach		ChCPRCR
Gasparilla Sound � Charlotte Harbor
10/27	not present		--	Gasparilla Fishing Pier		ChCPRCR
Lee County
10/26 & 10/30	not present		--	Lighthouse Beach Park, Boca Grande Pass		FDACS
10/26	not present		--	Captiva Pass		FDACS
10/30	LOW b + Karenia spp.		--	Captiva Pass		FDACS
10/26	not present		--	Redfish Pass		FDACS
10/30	LOW a + Karenia sp.		--	Redfish Pass		FDACS
10/24	--		not present	Captiva Island, 14.2 mi W of (S,B) (2)		Volunteer
10/24	--		MEDIUM + Karenia sp.	Sanibel Island, Knapps Point, 19.6 mi SW of		Volunteer
10/24	--		LOW a + Karenia spp.	Sanibel Island, Knapps Point, 19.6 mi SW of (B)		Volunteer
10/28	VERY LOW a + Karenia sp.		--	Sanibel Island, Lighthouse Beach		LCEL
10/29	not present		--	Bunche Beach		SCCFML
10/30	MEDIUM		--	Sanibel Causeway Ramp		SCCFML
10/29	MEDIUM		--	Algiers Beach (2)		SCCFML
10/28	not present		--	Lynn Hall Park		LCEL
10/28	LOW a + Karenia sp.		--	Tarpon Beach, Sanibel Island		LCEL
10/28	not present		--	Lovers Key State Park		LCEL
10/28	not present		--	Bonita Beach Park		LCEL
Pine Island Sound � San Carlos Bay
10/26 & 10/30	not present	--		Little Bokeelia Island	FDACS
10/26	not present	--		Mondongo Island	FDACS
10/30	not present	--		Mondongo Island	FDACS
10/30	not present	--		Part Island	FDACS
10/26	not present	--		Cabbage Key	FDACS
10/30	PRESENT	--		Cabbage Key	FDACS
10/27	not present	--		Ben Coleman Keys	FDEP
10/30	not present	--		Captiva Shoal	FDACS
10/28	LOW b + Karenia sp.	--		South Seas Plantation, Captiva	LCEL
10/26	not present	--		Buck Key	FDACS
10/30	MEDIUM + Karenia spp.	--		Buck Key	FDACS
10/27	not present	--		Little Pine Island, NE side	FDEP
10/27	not present	--		Underhill Point	FDEP
10/26 & 10/30	not present	--		Regla Island	FDACS
10/30	VERY LOW a	--		Merwin Key	FDACS
10/26	not present	--		York Island, S of	FDACS
10/30	VERY LOW b + Karenia sp.	--		York Island, S of	FDACS
Collier County
10/26	not present		--	Lely Barefoot Beach		CCHD
10/26	not present		--	Clam Pass		CCHD
10/26	not present		--	Naples Pier		CCHD
10/26	not present		--	Big Marco Pass		RBNERR
10/26	not present		--	Big Marco Pass, 951 boat ramp		RBNERR
10/26	not present		--	Big Marco Pass, NE side of Jolley Bridge		RBNERR
10/26	not present		--	Marco Island, S. Marco Beach		CCHD
10/26	not present		--	Goodland		RBNERR
10/26	not present		--	Caxambas Pass		RBNERR
Monroe County (Florida Keys, North to South then East to West)
10/22**	--		not present	Pavillion Key, 1 to 9 mi SW of (4)		MML
10/25	not present		--	Lignum Vitae Key Dock		MML
10/23**	--		not present	Long Key, 10 to 16.5 mi NW of (4)		MML
10/29	--		not present	Upper Harbor Key, 5.5 to 7 mi N of (2)		MML
10/29	--		not present	Upper Harbor Key, 8.5 to 10 mi NE of (2)		MML
10/26	--		not present	Sawyer Key, 2 to 7.5 mi NW of (4)		MML

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

Note:
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; 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.

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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