The lower amounts of the toxin were detected after several weeks of medium and high concentrations were reported along the ...

Red tide continues to plague Southwest Florida, with the harmful algal bloom organism Karenia brevis detected in 23 water ...

The heaviest concentrations of the toxin were found this week at four locations around Venice and at Indian Mound Park, near ...

K. brevis is found almost exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico but has been recorded on Florida's east coast and off the coast of North Carolina. Worried red tide could ruin your upcoming trip to the ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — NOAA is forecasting a high risk for respiratory irritation from red tide in Sarasota County. This forecast lasts 36 hours beginning at 9 a.m. Friday. Some beaches may ...

Venice Beach visitors started the new year coughing through beach celebrations on New Year’s Eve, as red tide made an unwelcome return to the Sarasota County coastline. Reports of respiratory ...

Scientists are studying tidal flow in the pass, which was created by hurricanes Helene and Milton; Sarasota County aims to ...

Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Pinellas County to northern Monroe County predict variable movement of surface and subsurface waters over the next 3.5 days.

cells were reported in Sarasota County on Dec. 27. The FWC map above shows the cells per liter for this weeks red tide bloom across Southwest Florida. The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota ...

The naturally occurring red tide, caused by the phytoplankton Karenia brevis, was detected in elevated concentrations south of Sarasota County in Collier County, according to a Dec. 27 sample ...