A patchy bloom of the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists along Florida’s Gulf Coast.
- brevis was observed in bloom concentrations (100,000 cells per liter), including very low to very high concentrations in10 samples inshore and offshore in Manatee County, 13 samples inshore and offshore of Pinellas County, 30 in Sarasota County and one in Charlotte County.
Fish kills suspected to be related to red tide were reported in or Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota, Charlotte and Lee counties.
Respiratory irritation suspected to be related to red tide was reported in Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties.
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— Lisa Neff