A red tide bloom has lingered along the coast since late last summer, conditions vary from natural levels to 1 million cells ...

The Lee County area is the hot spot now, according to recent state reports, which show high toxicity counts here. Fish and marine mammal kills can start once levels reach 10,000 cells per liter.

The Florida Department of Health in Lee and Collier counties issued a advisories for places like Sanibel and Vanderbilt and ...

While red tides and other algal blooms can occur worldwide, Karenia brevis is found almost exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico ...

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a red tide alert for Bowditch Point Regional Park on Fort Myers ...

Even with the improved conditions, fish kills and respiratory irritation usually associated with red tide were reported off ...

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

Given the location of the bloom and how our coastline is laid out, you could start feeling the effects of this bloom as our southerly winds become more common.

Red tide is the common term for a harmful algal bloom associated ... “We can use this product in areas where there’s fishing, ...

Notices were sent out Wednesday about Blind Pass, the Bokeelia fishing pier and Bowditch Park. Caused by the Karenia brevis organism, red tide has been documented here for centuries, although ...

Red tide is caused by an microscopic algae called karenia brevis. Health alerts for red tide have been issued for several areas in Southwest Florida. Red tides can last for days, weeks or months.