Local officials advise against harvesting shellfish in the immediate area and have linked fish kills in Sarasota, Lee, Collier and Monroe counties to the red tide. As air temperatures rise, red tide ...
Red tide blooms tend to initiate off the Sarasota coast and work their way south to Lee, and often Collier counties. "We want to see what's happening, especially if it's impacting wildlife ...
Editor's note: This story has been updated with new information. Red tide has reached the Florida Keys, and counts in Southwest Florida waters have been deadly recently as scientists measured more ...