A prolonged red tide in 2018 lasted over 10 months. During this period red tide was extreme, killing thousands of fish in ...
Local health departments advised people to stay away from more than a dozen beaches in Southwest Florida. Respiratory ...
DOH says coastal residents should keep their window and doors closed and use air conditioning instead of the sea breeze to cool their homes at this time because the air is potentially toxic.
People can experience varying degrees of eye, skin, and respiratory irritation from red tide. The effects can be felt by ...
The latest counts from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or FWC, show background to moderate levels along the Lee and Collier coastlines.
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.
A swath of red tide stretching for more than 200 miles has formed from Tampa Bay to Key West and the bloom started near Tampa ...