Great news for Florida’s coastal waters! The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was absent in all samples collected across the state this past week. Satellite imagery continues to be used to monitor both nearshore and offshore conditions.
No fish kills or respiratory irritation suspected to be linked to red tide were reported to the FWC’s Fish Kill Hotline or Mote Marine Laboratory’s Beach Conditions Reporting System over the past week.
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Forecasts from the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides suggest a net southwestern movement of surface waters and a net southeastern transport of subsurface waters in most areas from Pinellas to northern Monroe County over the next 3.5 days.
The next comprehensive status report will be available on Friday, August 23rd. In the meantime, you can stay informed by checking the daily sampling map, accessible through the online status report on the Red Tide Current Status page.
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Detailed information, including maps and reports, is also available on the FWRI Red Tide website. This site provides additional resources on Florida red tide, such as satellite imagery, experimental forecasts, shellfish harvesting areas, the FWC Fish Kill Hotline, the Florida Poison Information Center (for reporting human health effects), and other wildlife-related hotlines.
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