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.

Red tide cell counts are well into the "death zone" in Lee County waters as toxins in the Gulf have turned normally turquoise waters copper. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County issued ...

Red tide is present in Southwest Florida, but is not expected to reach Panama City Beach in the near future. The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was not found in any recent samples collected in ...

Department of Health in Lee County has released another red tide advisory, this time for Tarpon Bay Road beach park. A red tide bloom has lingered along the coast since late last summer ...

Red tide cell counts are well into the "death zone" in Lee County waters as toxins in the Gulf have turned normally turquoise waters copper. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County issued an ...

A recent Galveston City Council meeting renewed the ongoing debate over pet safety versus the island's growing fascination ...

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) issued a local red tide warning on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, after laboratory tests confirmed the presence of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) ...

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Texas Tech general manager James Blanchard has turned down an offer to assume the same role at Notre Dame and will remain with the Red Raiders, the school announced on Friday. Blanchard ...

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