Weekly data on beach water quality is from the Florida Department of Health. Red tide and algal bloom data are from FWC. Red ...

Local health departments advised people to stay away from more than a dozen beaches in Southwest Florida. Respiratory ...

Recent water samples show red tide off the coast of Southwest Florida, with one spot on Sanibel Island reporting high levels.

LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS RED TIDE ... FLORIDA DOESN'T QUITE A LARGE PHENOMENON. ERIC MILBRANDT WITH THE SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT THIS BLOOM BEGAN IN TAMPA BAY AFTER ...

(AP) — Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast ... toxic algae that was already present before the storms slammed the coast. Here’s what to know about red tide — and how hurricanes could affect ...

THE NEWEST DATA COMES OUT ON FRIDAY REPORTING I A red tide bloom that started after Hurricane Milton is near the gulf coast of Southwest Florida. According to sister station WBBH-TV in Fort Myers ...

causing blooms to be called "red tides." K. brevis is found almost exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico but has been recorded on Florida's east coast and off the coast of North Carolina. Worried red tide ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission A large red tide bloom in the Gulf of Mexico is raising concerns across Southwest Florida, with several popular beaches now under health alerts.

A health alert sign warns visitors of Sand Key Park to the presence of red tide in the surrounding water in March 2023. The Florida Department ... The warning comes after a water sample taken ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated with new information. Red tide has reached the Florida Keys, and counts in Southwest Florida waters have been deadly recently as scientists measured more ...