Red Tide Status - Florida Southwest Coast March 19, 2021 Present Status: The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists in Southwest Florida. K. brevis was observed at background to low concentrations in six samples collected from Charlotte County, background to high concentrations in 29 samples collected from or offshore of Lee County, and background to medium concentrations in 10 samples collected from or offshore of Collier County. No samples were analyzed this week from Monroe County. A more detailed summary is provided in the table below. No fish kills suspected to be related to red tide were reported over the past week. For more details, please visit: https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/health/fish-kills-hotline/. No reports of respiratory irritation were received over the past week. 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 net southern movement of surface waters and southeastern transport of subsurface waters in most areas over the next four days. Date Alongshore County Offshore Site Location Collector Collected Inshore Pinellas - 03/15 not present - Clearwater Pass FWRI Grand Bellagio Condo Docks - 03/15 not present - FWRI (Old Tampa Bay) - 03/15 not present - La Contessa Pier FWRI FWRI Peninsula; SE tip of - 03/15 not present - FWRI (Bayboro Harbor) FWRI Peninsula; SE tip of - 03/15 not present - FWRI (Bayboro Harbor) Eckerd College (Wallace - 03/15 not present - FWRI Cove) - 03/15 not present - Mullet Key; Gulf Pier FWRI Hillsborough Bruce B. Downs Boulevard; E - 03/13 not present - PC of (Cypress Creek) Chaney Lane; N of - 03/13 not present - PC (Hillsborough River) Manatee Skyway Fishing Pier; South - 03/15 not present - FWRI (Lower Tampa Bay) Fletcher Point (Lower Tampa - 03/15 not present - FWRI Bay) Anna Maria Island Rod & - 03/15 not present - FWRI Reel Pier (Lower Tampa Bay) - 03/15 not present - Palma Sola Bay Bridge FWRI Longboat Pass Boat Ramp - 03/15 not present - FWRI (Sarasota Bay) Date Alongshore County Offshore Site Location Collector Collected Inshore - 03/14 not present - Beer Can Island Pier USCGA - 03/15 not present - Atlas Street; W of USF Sarasota Bayfront Park Dock (Sarasota - 03/14 not present - USCGA Bay) - 03/14 not present - Longboat Key Beach USCGA - 03/15 not present - Longboat Key Beach MML Harborside Drive; canal NW - 03/14 not present - USCGA of (Sarasota Bay) New Pass Dock (Sarasota - 03/12 not present - MML Bay) New Pass Dock (Sarasota - 03/17 not present - MML Bay) New Pass Dock (Sarasota - 03/15 not present - FWRI Bay) New Pass Dock (Sarasota - 03/15 not present - FWRI Bay) New Pass Dock (Sarasota - 03/11 not present - MML Bay) New Pass Dock (Sarasota - 03/11 not present - MML Bay) - 03/15 not present - Marina Jack (Sarasota Bay) USF - 03/17 not present - Bay Dock (Sarasota Bay) MML - 03/12 not present - Bay Dock (Sarasota Bay) MML - 03/11 not present - Bay Dock (Sarasota Bay) MML - 03/11 not present - Bay Dock (Sarasota Bay) MML - 03/14 not present - New Pass Jetty USCGA - 03/15 not present - Ringling Causeway MML St. Armands Key; N of (Pansy - 03/15 not present - USF Bayou) - 03/15 not present - North Lido Beach MML - 03/15 not present - Lido Beach Casino MML - 03/15 not present - South Lido Park MML - 03/15 not present - South Lido Park USF - 03/15 not present - Siesta Beach MML - 03/15 not present - Turtle Beach MML - 03/15 not present - Nokomis Beach MML - 03/15 not present - Nokomis Beach PC - 03/15 not present - North Jetty PC - 03/15 not present - North Jetty MML - 03/15 not present - Venice Beach MML - 03/15 not present - Service Club Park MML Date Alongshore County Offshore Site Location Collector Collected Inshore - 03/15 not present - Venice Fishing Pier MML - 03/15 not present - Brohard Beach MML - 03/15 not present - Caspersen Beach MML - 03/15 not present - Manasota Beach MML - 03/15 not present - Blind Pass Beach MML Blind Pass Beach; E of - 03/16 not present - FDACS (Lemon Bay) Charlotte Tom Adams Bridge; S of - 03/16 BACKGROUND - FDACS (Lemon Bay) - 03/16 BACKGROUND - Stump Pass (Lemon Bay) FDACS Coral Creek Place; E of - 03/15 not present - PC (Coral Creek) Garfield Court; SW of (Placida - 03/16 not present - FDACS Harbor) Catfish Creek; mouth of - 03/16 BACKGROUND - FDACS (Gasparilla Sound) - 03/16 VERY LOW - Gasparilla Pass FDACS Sandfly Key; NE of - 03/16 LOW - FDACS (Gasparilla Sound) - 03/16 VERY LOW - Bull Key; NW of (Bull Bay) FDACS Lee Cayo Pelau; 2 mi S of - 03/16 MEDIUM - FDACS (Charlotte Harbor) - 03/16 MEDIUM - Boca Grande Pass FDACS - 03/15 MEDIUM - Boca Grande Pass FDACS Little Bokeelia Island; N of - 03/15 LOW - FDACS (Charlotte Harbor) Boca Grande Pass; 7.6 mi W - 03/16 - LOW CF of Mondongo Island; W of (Pine - 03/15 LOW - FDACS Island Sound) - 03/12 - LOW Cayo Costa; 2.7 mi W of CF - 03/16 - LOW Cayo Costa; 22 mi W of CF Cayo Costa (Pine Island - 03/11 HIGH - FWRI-FIM Sound) - 03/12 - MEDIUM Captiva Pass; 5.2 mi W of CF - 03/15 MEDIUM - Captiva Pass FDACS Captiva Rocks; SW of (Pine - 03/15 LOW - FDACS Island Sound) Hemp Key; S of (Pine Island - 03/15 MEDIUM - FDACS Sound) Cork Island; W of (Pine Island - 03/15 LOW - FDACS Sound) Date Alongshore County Offshore Site Location Collector Collected Inshore Redfish Pass; 1.8 mi E of - 03/15 LOW - FDACS (Pine Island Sound) Redfish Pass (Pine Island - 03/15 MEDIUM - FDACS Sound) Regla Island; W of (Pine - 03/15 BACKGROUND - FDACS Island Sound) Buck Key; 1.9 mi NE of (Pine - 03/15 VERY LOW - FDACS Island Sound) South Seas Plantation - 03/17 VERY LOW - LCEL Entrance York Island; W of (Pine Island - 03/15 LOW - FDACS Sound) - 03/15 not present - Buck Key; S of (Blind Pass) FDACS - 03/17 LOW - Lynn Hall Park LCEL - 03/17 LOW - Lighthouse Beach LCEL - 03/17 LOW - Tarpon Bay Road Beach LCEL Tarpon Bay Road Beach; 1.1 FWRI- - 03/12 - MEDIUM mi S of Crustaceans - 03/13 LOW - Big Carlos Pass PC - 03/17 LOW - Lovers Key State Park LCEL Bowtie Island; SE of (Estero - 03/13 LOW - PC Bay) Bowmans Beach; 9.5 mi SW FWRI- - 03/12 - HIGH of Crustaceans - 03/17 LOW - Bonita Beach Park LCEL Collier Barefoot Beach State - 03/15 not present - CCPCD Preserve Barefoot Beach State - 03/11 BACKGROUND - CCPCD Preserve - 03/11 VERY LOW - Vanderbilt Beach CCPCD - 03/15 BACKGROUND - Vanderbilt Beach CCPCD - 03/15 VERY LOW - Seagate CCPCD - 03/11 VERY LOW - Seagate CCPCD - 03/11 BACKGROUND - Naples Pier CCPCD - 03/15 VERY LOW - Naples Pier CCPCD FWRI- - 03/11 - VERY LOW Marco Island; 7.2 mi NW of Crustaceans - 03/15 LOW - South Marco Beach CCPCD - 03/11 MEDIUM - South Marco Beach CCPCD FWRI- - 03/11 - not present Caxambas Pass; 15 mi W of Crustaceans Note: CCPCD = Collier County Pollution Control and Prevention Department; CF = Commercial Fisherman - Volunteer Program; FDACS = Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; FWRI = FWC-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute; FWRI-Crustaceans = FWRI-Crustacean Group; FWRI- FIM = FWRI-Fisheries Independent Monitoring; LCEL = Lee County Environmental Lab; MML = Mote Marine Laboratory; PC = Private Citizen - Volunteer Program; 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. FWRI updates the recording each Friday by 5 p.m. Callers outside of Florida can dial (727) 502-4952. Standard calling charges apply. Fish and Wildlife Hotlines and Reporting Contacts FWRI Fish Kill Hotline The FWC's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) maintains this hotline through a federally funded project to survey fish-related diseases and mortalities. Call (800) 636-0511 (toll-free) to report fish kills, diseased fish, or fish with other abnormalities. Leave a detailed report and contact information on the recorded message. A biologist will contact the caller, usually the following workday, if more information is needed. Please do not call the FWRI Fish Kill Hotline to request dead fish cleanup; local municipalities are responsible for dead fish cleanup, usually only on public beaches. FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline: (888) 404-3922 (toll-free) If you find a dead, sick, or injured manatee or sea turtle, or you would like to report a wildlife law violation, please call FWC's 24-hour Wildlife Alert Number. Hotlines and Reporting Sites for Effects on Humans Florida Poison Information Center:(800) 222-1222 (toll-free) If you would like to report health issues related to exposure to red tide, please call the Florida Poison Information Center at 800-222-1222. Additional information on the health effects of Florida red tide can be found on the Florida Department of Health website.