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

When this bacteria is present in the water, its contaminants suppress its oxygen, making it a fatal habitat for its in-water and waterfront residents and visitors. Red tide can have debilitating ...

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 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.

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

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

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

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.

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 ...