Red tide is causing fish kills and respiratory irritation at some Florida beaches, but are Sarasota and Manatee area beaches ...

Venice Beach visitors started the new ... offering real-time updates on red tide levels across Florida’s Gulf Coast. Samantha Gholar covers social justice for USA Today Network-Florida.

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

YOU'RE LOOKING AT IMAGES TAKEN FROM A YEAR BY THE CALUSA WATERKEEPER RED TIDE STRETCHING ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DOESN'T QUITE A LARGE PHENOMENON. ERIC MILBRANDT WITH THE SANIBEL-CAPTIVA ...

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.

Already this year, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has warned red tide in the Florida Keys and Southwest Florida waters have hit high levels. And that's not all. Toxins from ...

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 ...

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 has waters off Southwest Florida in the "kill zone." ...

PANAMA CITY — Red tide has hit parts of Florida this past week. Is it coming to Panama City Beach? Reports seem to indicate that it's unlikely in the near future. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...