In 20 Florida locations, concentrations were higher than 100,000. Health alerts for red tide have been issued in Lee, Collier counties. Toll-free hotline provides recording on red tide conditions.

Red tide is in bloom near the Florida Gulf coast, and over the past week it has slowly crept closer to south Sarasota County. Satellite images published by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean ...

Red tide has drifted along the Southwest Florida coast since late last summer, in the path of two hurricanes that hit the Big Bend. At times the outbreak has stretched from Tampa Bay to the ...

Red Tide is a harmful algal bloom caused by a naturally occurring alga (a plant-like microorganism) called Karenia brevis or K. brevis. When K. brevis appears in large quantities – typically in the ...

Red tide is still bloom along the Florida Gulf coast, but Sarasota and Manatee County beaches are currently in the clear. Satellite images published by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean ...

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County still has advisories posted for several area beaches as red tide counts continue to hover well above the toxic range. DOH says coastal residents ...

This is because red tide has returned to the Suncoast. ABC7’s Meteorologists Mike Modrick said that red tide may have came back due to southernly winds in our area.