Red Tide Status - Florida Southwest Coast June 04, 2021 Present Status: The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists in Southwest Florida. K. brevis was observed at background and low concentrations in two samples collected from Pinellas County, very low to medium concentrations in seven samples collected from Hillsborough County, very low to medium concentrations in 18 samples collected from Manatee County, background concentrations in one sample collected from Sarasota County, background to low concentrations in 15 samples collected from and offshore of Lee County, and background to medium concentrations in 10 samples collected from and offshore of Collier County. Fish kills suspected to be related to red tide were reported over the past week in Pinellas, Manatee, Lee, and Collier counties. For more details, please visit: https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/health/fish-kills- hotline/. Respiratory irritation was reported over the past week in Pinellas County (6/1 at Pass-a-Grille) and Collier County. For current information, please visit: https://visitbeaches.org/. Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Pinellas to northern Monroe counties predict northern movement of surface waters and minimal transport of subsurface waters over the next four days. Date Alongshore County Offshore Site Location Collector Collected Inshore Pinellas - 06/01 not present - Clearwater Beach Pier 60 FWRI Grand Bellagio Condo Dock - 06/01 not present - FWRI (Old Tampa Bay) Bravo Drive; S of (Allens - 06/02 not present - FWRI Creek) - 05/27 - not present Sand Key; 21 mi W of FWRI-FIM - 06/01 not present - La Contessa Pier FWRI Vinoy Park; 3.2 mi E of - 05/27 BACKGROUND - USF (Middle Tampa Bay) FWRI Peninsula; SE tip of - 06/01 not present - FWRI (Bayboro Harbor) FWRI Peninsula; SE tip of - 06/01 not present - FWRI (Bayboro Harbor) - 06/01 LOW - Mullet Key; Gulf Pier FWRI Hillsborough Little Cockroach Island; 1.9 mi - 06/01 LOW - FDEP NW of (Middle Tampa Bay) Camp Key; 2.2 mi W of - 06/01 LOW - FDEP (Middle Tampa Bay) Moody Point; 3.8 mi W of - 05/27 LOW - FWRI (Middle Tampa Bay) Moody Point; 1.3 mi W of - 06/01 MEDIUM - FDEP (Lower Tampa Bay) Date Alongshore County Offshore Site Location Collector Collected Inshore Moody Point; SW of (Middle - 05/27 VERY LOW - FWRI Tampa Bay) North Skyway Fishing Pier; - 05/27 LOW - 2.9 mi E of (Lower Tampa FWRI Bay) Manbirtee Key; N of (Lower - 06/01 MEDIUM - FDEP Tampa Bay) Manatee Eckerd College (Wallace - 06/01 VERY LOW - FWRI Cove) Little Redfish Creek; 1.1 mi - 06/02 MEDIUM - FDACS NW of (Lower Tampa Bay) Little Redfish Creek; 1.7 mi W - 06/01 MEDIUM - FDEP of (Lower Tampa Bay) Mariposa Key; N of (Lower - 06/01 LOW - FDEP Tampa Bay) Joe Island; 1 mi N of (Lower - 06/01 LOW - FDEP Tampa Bay) Skyway Fishing Pier; South - 06/01 LOW - FWRI (Lower Tampa Bay) - 06/01 not present - Bishop Harbor Boat Ramp FWRI-FWH Joe Island; N of (Lower - 06/02 LOW - FDACS Tampa Bay) South Skyway Causeway; NE - 06/02 VERY LOW - FDACS end of (Lower Tampa Bay) Two Brothers Islands; SW of - 06/02 VERY LOW - FDACS (Lower Tampa Bay) Bishop Harbor Road Bridge - 06/01 not present - FWRI-FWH (Frog Creek) South Skyway Rest Area; NW - 06/02 VERY LOW - FDACS of (Lower Tampa Bay) Fletcher Point (Lower Tampa - 06/01 VERY LOW - FWRI Bay) Frog Creek Kayak Launch - 06/01 not present - FWRI-FWH (Terra Ceia Bay) Skeet Key; 2.6 mi W of - 05/27 VERY LOW - FDEP (Lower Tampa Bay) Eda Key; 1.1 mi W of (Lower - 05/27 LOW - FDEP Tampa Bay) Terra Ceia Point; 2.5 mi W of - 05/27 VERY LOW - FDEP (Lower Tampa Bay) School Key; 1.5 mi NE of - 05/27 not present - FDEP (Lower Tampa Bay) Anna Maria Island Rod & - 06/01 VERY LOW - FWRI Reel Pier (Lower Tampa Bay) Date Alongshore County Offshore Site Location Collector Collected Inshore School Key; NE of (Lower - 06/02 VERY LOW - FDACS Tampa Bay) Mead Point (Lower Tampa - 06/02 VERY LOW - FDACS Bay) - 06/01 not present - Palma Sola Bay Bridge FWRI Longboat Pass Boat Ramp - 06/01 VERY LOW - FWRI (Sarasota Bay) - 05/30 not present - North Shore Road Pier USCGA - 05/30 not present - Cannons Marina USCGA Sarasota Bayfront Park Dock (Sarasota - 05/30 not present - USCGA Bay) - 06/01 not present - Longboat Key Beach SCDH Harborside Drive; canal NW - 05/30 not present - USCGA of (Sarasota Bay) - 06/03 not present - Sail Dock MML - 06/03 not present - Sail Dock MML - 06/01 not present - Sail Dock MML - 05/27 not present - Sail Dock MML - 06/01 not present - Sail Dock MML New Pass Dock (Sarasota - 06/02 not present - MML Bay) New Pass Dock (Sarasota - 05/28 not present - MML Bay) New Pass Dock (Sarasota - 06/03 not present - MML Bay) New Pass Dock (Sarasota - 06/03 not present - MML Bay) New Pass Dock (Sarasota - 05/27 not present - MML Bay) New Pass Dock (Sarasota - 06/01 not present - MML Bay) New Pass Dock (Sarasota - 06/01 not present - MML Bay) - 05/27 not present - Bay Dock (Sarasota Bay) MML - 06/01 not present - Bay Dock (Sarasota Bay) MML - 06/01 not present - Bay Dock (Sarasota Bay) MML - 06/02 not present - Bay Dock (Sarasota Bay) MML - 05/28 not present - Bay Dock (Sarasota Bay) MML - 06/03 not present - Bay Dock (Sarasota Bay) MML - 06/03 not present - Bay Dock (Sarasota Bay) MML - 05/30 not present - New Pass Jetty USCGA - 06/01 not present - Ringling Causeway SCDH Date Alongshore County Offshore Site Location Collector Collected Inshore - 06/01 not present - North Lido Beach SCDH - 06/01 not present - Lido Beach Casino SCDH - 06/01 not present - South Lido Park SCDH - 06/01 not present - Siesta Beach SCDH - 06/01 not present - Turtle Beach SCDH - 06/01 not present - Nokomis Beach SCDH - 06/01 not present - North Jetty SCDH - 06/01 not present - Venice Beach SCDH - 06/01 not present - Service Club Park SCDH - 06/01 not present - Venice Fishing Pier SCDH - 06/01 not present - Brohard Beach SCDH - 06/01 BACKGROUND - Caspersen Beach SCDH - 06/01 not present - Manasota Beach SCDH - 06/01 not present - Blind Pass Beach SCDH Charlotte - 06/02 not present - Englewood Beach ChCPRCR Boca Grande Pier (Gasparilla - 06/02 not present - ChCPRCR Sound) Lee - 06/01 not present - Boca Grande Pass FDACS Little Bokeelia Island; N of - 06/01 not present - FDACS (Charlotte Harbor) Mondongo Island; W of (Pine - 06/01 not present - FDACS Island Sound) Darling Key; NW of (Pine - 05/30 not present - FGCU Island Sound) - 05/30 not present - Captiva Pass FGCU - 06/01 not present - Captiva Pass FDACS - 05/30 - not present Captiva Pass; 4.3 mi W of FGCU Captiva Rocks; SW of (Pine - 06/01 not present - FDACS Island Sound) Hemp Key; S of (Pine Island - 06/01 LOW - FDACS Sound) Cork Island; W of (Pine Island - 06/01 VERY LOW - FDACS Sound) North Captiva Island; 35 mi W - 05/30 - not present FGCU of Redfish Pass; 1.8 mi E of - 06/01 LOW - FDACS (Pine Island Sound) Redfish Pass (Pine Island - 06/01 BACKGROUND - FDACS Sound) Regla Island; W of (Pine - 06/01 VERY LOW - FDACS Island Sound) Date Alongshore County Offshore Site Location Collector Collected Inshore Buck Key; 1.9 mi NE of (Pine - 06/01 BACKGROUND - FDACS Island Sound) South Seas Plantation - 06/02 LOW - LCEL Entrance York Island; W of (Pine Island - 06/01 BACKGROUND - FDACS Sound) - 06/01 VERY LOW - Buck Key; S of (Blind Pass) FDACS - 06/02 VERY LOW - Lynn Hall Park LCEL - 06/02 VERY LOW - Lighthouse Beach LCEL - 06/02 BACKGROUND - Tarpon Bay Road Beach LCEL Tarpon Bay Road Beach; 1.1 - 05/28 - LOW FWRI mi S of - 06/02 LOW - Lovers Key State Park LCEL Bowmans Beach; 9.5 mi SW - 05/28 - not present FWRI of - 06/02 VERY LOW - Bonita Beach Park LCEL Collier Barefoot Beach State - 06/01 VERY LOW - CCPCD Preserve Barefoot Beach State - 05/27 VERY LOW - CCPCD Preserve - 05/27 VERY LOW - Vanderbilt Beach CCPCD - 06/01 VERY LOW - Vanderbilt Beach CCPCD - 05/27 LOW - Seagate CCPCD - 06/01 BACKGROUND - Seagate CCPCD - 05/27 LOW - Naples Pier CCPCD - 06/01 MEDIUM - Naples Pier CCPCD - 05/27 - VERY LOW Marco Island; 7.2 mi NW of FWRI - 05/27 not present - South Marco Beach CCPCD - 06/01 MEDIUM - South Marco Beach CCPCD - 05/27 - not present Caxambas Pass; 15 mi W of FWRI Monroe - 05/28 - not present Sawyer Key; 7 mi NW of FWRI - 05/28 - not present Sawyer Key; 5.1 mi NW of FWRI - 05/28 - not present Sawyer Key; 3.2 mi NW of FWRI - 05/28 - not present Sawyer Key; 2 mi NW of FWRI Note: ChCPRCR = Charlotte Co Parks Recreation and Cultural Resources; CCPCD = Collier County Pollution Control and Prevention Department; FDACS = Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; FDEP = Florida Department of Environmental Protection; FGCU = Florida Gulf Coast University; FWRI = FWC-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute; FWRI-FWH = FWRI-Fish and Wildlife Health; FWRI-FIM = FWRI-Fisheries Independent Monitoring; LCEL = Lee County Environmental Lab; MML = Mote Marine Laboratory; SCDH = Sarasota County Department of Health; USF = University of South Florida; USCGA = US Coast Guard Auxiliary Key for Results Description Karenia brevis abundance Possible effects (Karenia brevis only) NOT PRESENT- 0 - 1,000 cells/L no effects anticipated BACKGROUND possible respiratory irritation; shellfish VERY LOW > 1,000 - 10,000 cells/L harvesting closures when cell abundance equals or exceeds 5,000 cells/L respiratory irritation; shellfish harvesting closures; possible fish kills; probable detection LOW > 10,000 - 100,000 cells/L of chlorophyll by satellites at upper range of cell abundance respiratory irritation; shellfish harvesting MEDIUM > 100,000 - 1,000,000 cells/L closures; probable fish kills; detection of surface chlorophyll by satellites HIGH > 1,000,000 cells/L as above, plus water discoloration Red Tide-Related Hotlines and Information Sources Latest Red Tide Status Report by Phone Call (866) 300-9399 at anytime from anywhere in Florida toll-free to hear a recording about red tide conditions throughout the state.