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 ...

SO GROUND AND MOVE MARKS OUT. SO PAST 2 YEARS TO BE DOWN TO NAPLES. >> LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS RED TIDE BLOOM OFF OUR COASTLINE. IT'S THE SIZE OF CAPE CORAL TONIGHT. EXPERTS BELIEVE THEY KNOW ...

SANIBEL, Fla. - A large red tide bloom in the Gulf of Mexico is raising concerns across Southwest Florida, with several popular beaches now under health alerts. According to the Florida Fish and ...

A 100-mile-long bloom of red tide is floating off Southwest Florida, prompting warnings about respiratory irritation and potential fish kills on area beaches. Experts say weather could be helping ...

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 of Health in Monroe County is advising Keys residents ...

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 ...

SANIBEL, Fla. - A large red tide bloom in the Gulf of Mexico is raising concerns across Southwest Florida, with several popular beaches now under health alerts. According to the Florida Fish and ...

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.

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 ...