In Southwest Florida the week ending Jan. 1, the red tide organism K. brevis was observed at very low to medium concentrations in Manatee County, background to high concentrations in and offshore of Pinellas County, background to low concentrations in Sarasota County and background concentrations in Lee County.
There were no reports of fish kills suspected to be related to red tide from Manatee County.
There also were no reports of respiratory irritation from the county.
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