Good news for Florida’s coastal communities: the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was not detected in any water samples collected across the state over the past week, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
The FWC, in collaboration with the University of South Florida (USF) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), continues to utilize satellite imagery to monitor nearshore and offshore conditions closely.
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Adding to the positive news, no fish kills suspected to be related to red tide were reported to the FWC’s Fish Kill Hotline or any partner organizations. Furthermore, no instances of respiratory irritation, often associated with red tide blooms, were reported in Florida during the same period.
For those seeking up-to-date forecasts, the NOAA Gulf Coast Harmful Algal Blooms Forecast provides information compiled from FWC and partner data. The USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides forecasts indicate a general northward movement of surface waters and variable transport of subsurface waters from Pinellas County to northern Monroe County over the next 3.5 days.
The FWC will continue its monitoring and issue its next status report on Friday, April 11th.
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