A bloom of the Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, has been detected in southwest Florida. Recent satellite images from the Optical Oceanography Laboratory at the University of South Florida show that patches extend approximately 60 miles alongshore and up to 40 miles offshore, depending on location, between southern Charlotte and northern Collier counties. Karenia brevis concentrations range from background to medium in the offshore and alongshore areas, and from background to low in the Pine Island Sound system (Lee County). Karenia brevis was also detected in background concentrations in one sample collected inshore of Pinellas County and in five samples collected in and alongshore of Sarasota County. In addition, one sample collected alongshore of Franklin County and one collected offshore of Wakulla County each contained background concentrations of K. brevis. Other samples collected throughout Florida this week did not contain K. brevis. Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides (CPR), a partnership between the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, project alongshore, SW movement of the bloom over the next 3 days. Please follow this link to the current statewide interactive Google Earth map: We would like your input! Please take the time to fill out a survey in regards to the importance of red tide topics to the public and the use and distribution of red tide reports at: https://surveymonkey/s/RedTideTopics The FWRI HAB group in conjunction with Mote Marine Laboratory now have a facebook page. Please come like our page and learn interesting facts concerning red tide and other harmful algal blooms in Florida at: facebook/FLHABs. Tables and maps of sample results are attached. This information will be available shortly on our Web site: (MyFWC/RedTideStatus).
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:23:47 +0000
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