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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.
 
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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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