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Red Tide Status - Florida Southwest Coast
March 17, 2023
Present Status: The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed at background to high
concentrations in 27 samples collected from and offshore of Pinellas County, very low to medium
concentrations in 12 samples collected from Manatee County, background to low concentrations in 10
samples collected from Sarasota County, very low and low concentrations in two samples collected from
Charlotte County, low concentrations in five samples collected from Lee County, background to high
concentrations in 17 samples collected from and offshore of Collier County, and low concentrations in
one sample collected offshore of Monroe County. K. brevis was not observed in samples collected from
Hillsborough County.
Reports of fish kills suspected to be related to red tide were received over the past week from Pinellas,
Manatee, Sarasota, Lee, and Collier counties. For more details, please visit
https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/health/fish-kills-hotline/ and https://visitbeaches.org/.
Over the past week, respiratory irritation suspected to be related to red tide was reported via the Beach
Conditions Reporting System and/or the Fish Kill Hotline at multiple sites in Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota,
Lee, and Collier counties. For recent and current information at individual beaches, please visit
https://visitbeaches.org/ and for forecasts that use FWC and partner data, please visit
https://habforecast.gcoos.org/.
Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides for Pinellas County to northern
Monroe County predict net northwestern movement of surface waters in most areas and variable
transport of subsurface waters over the next 3.5 days.
Date Alongshore
County Offshore Site Location Collector
Collected Inshore
Pinellas
Howard Park Beach; W of
- 03/15 LOW - PC
(St. Joseph Sound)
- 03/09 MEDIUM - Anclote Key; S of PC
Howard Park Beach; SW of
- 03/09 MEDIUM - PC
(St. Joseph Sound)
Sunset Beach Park; N of
- 03/15 BACKGROUND - PC
(St. Joseph Sound)
Three Rooker Island; S of
- 03/14 LOW - PC
(St. Joseph Sound)
Honeymoon Island; 1.5 mi
- 03/14 VERY LOW - PC
E of (St. Joseph Sound)
- 03/14 LOW - Hurricane Pass PC
Dunedin Causeway
- 03/14 LOW - Drawbridge (St. Joseph PC
Sound)
Philippe Park; NE of (Safety
- 03/10 not present - FWRI
Harbor)
Philippe Park; NE of (Safety
Harbor)
Caladesi Island State Park;
- 03/10 - MEDIUM PC
4.1 mi W of
Date Alongshore
Collected Inshore
- 03/13 MEDIUM - Clearwater Beach Pier 60 FWRI
Cooper Point; E of (Old
Tampa Bay)
Sand Key Park; SE of
- 03/14 MEDIUM - USCGA
(Clearwater Harbor)
High Point; 2 mi NE of (Old
Tampa Bay)
High Point; 2 mi NE of (Old
Tampa Bay)
Via Cipriani; dock S of (Old
Tampa Bay)
Big Island; 2.2 mi E of (Old
Tampa Bay)
Big Island; 2.2 mi E of (Old
Tampa Bay)
- 03/10 MEDIUM - Indian Rocks Beach USCGA
Indian Rocks Beach 8th
- 03/10 MEDIUM - USCGA
Avenue Access; N of
- 03/10 HIGH - Largo Intercoastal Marina FWRI-FWH
Weedon Island; E of (Old
Tampa Bay)
- 03/13 LOW - La Contessa Pier FWRI
Bay Pines Boat Ramp
- 03/10 LOW - FWRI-FWH
(Boca Ciega Bay)
Crisp Park; E of (Smacks
- 03/09 not present - FWRI-MMPL
Bayou)
North Shore Park Beach
- 03/15 not present - CoSP
(Middle Tampa Bay)
Spa Beach (Middle Tampa
- 03/15 BACKGROUND - CoSP
Bay)
Snell Isle; 2.3 mi SE of
(Middle Tampa Bay)
- 03/15 LOW - Treasure Island Beach CoSP
- 03/10 LOW - Treasure Island Beach PC
FWRI Peninsula; SE tip of
- 03/13 LOW - FWRI
(Bayboro Harbor)
FWRI Peninsula; SE tip of
(Bayboro Harbor)
Lassing Park (Middle
- 03/15 not present - CoSP
Tampa Bay)
Bert and Walter Williams
- 03/10 MEDIUM - FWRI-FWH
Pier (Boca Ciega Bay)
Wallace Cove (Boca Ciega
- 03/13 MEDIUM - FWRI
Bay)
Date Alongshore
Collected Inshore
Maximo Park (Lower
- 03/15 MEDIUM - CoSP
Tampa Bay)
Shell Key (Passe-A-Grille
- 03/15 MEDIUM - PC
North Channel)
Shell Key Beach (Passe-A-
- 03/15 LOW - PC
Grill South Channel)
Skyway Beach (Lower
- 03/09 LOW - FWRI-MMPL
Tampa Bay)
- 03/13 LOW - Mullet Key; Gulf Pier FWRI
Hillsborough
Old Tampa Bay Park; 1.7
mi S of (Old Tampa Bay)
C. Campbell Causeway; S
of (Old Tampa Bay)
C. Campbell Causeway; S
of (Old Tampa Bay)
Howard Frankland Bridge;
N of (Old Tampa Bay)
San Jose St; W of (Old
Tampa Bay)
Manatee
Little Redfish Creek; 1.1 mi
- 03/14 LOW - FDACS
NW of (Lower Tampa Bay)
Bishop Harbor Kayak &
- 03/13 VERY LOW - Boat Launch (Bishop PC
Harbor)
Skyway Fishing Pier; South
- 03/13 MEDIUM - FWRI
(Lower Tampa Bay)
Joe Island; N of (Lower
- 03/14 VERY LOW - FDACS
Tampa Bay)
South Skyway Causeway;
- 03/14 MEDIUM - NE end of (Lower Tampa FDACS
Bay)
Two Brothers Islands; SW
- 03/14 LOW - FDACS
of (Lower Tampa Bay)
South Skyway Rest Area;
- 03/14 LOW - FDACS
NW of (Lower Tampa Bay)
Fletcher Point (Lower
- 03/13 LOW - FWRI
Tampa Bay)
Anna Maria Island Rod &
- 03/13 LOW - Reel Pier (Lower Tampa FWRI
Bay)
- 03/13 LOW - Emerson Point; W of PC
- 03/13 VERY LOW - Palma Sola Bay Bridge FWRI
Longboat Pass Boat Ramp
- 03/13 VERY LOW - FWRI
(Sarasota Bay)
Date Alongshore
Collected Inshore
Sarasota
- 03/13 not present - Longboat Key Beach SCDH
Central Broadway Park
- 03/11 VERY LOW - PC
(Sarasota Bay)
Boulevard of the Arts; canal
- 03/11 LOW - PC
W of
New Pass Dock (Sarasota
- 03/14 VERY LOW - MML
Bay)
- 03/13 VERY LOW - FWRI
Bay)
- 03/15 not present - MML
Bay)
- 03/16 not present - MML
Bay)
- 03/10 LOW - MML
Bay)
Bay)
Bay)
- 03/09 VERY LOW - Bay Dock (Sarasota Bay) MML
- 03/10 LOW - Bay Dock (Sarasota Bay) MML
- 03/13 BACKGROUND - Bay Dock (Sarasota Bay) MML
- 03/16 not present - Bay Dock (Sarasota Bay) MML
- 03/13 not present - Ringling Causeway SCDH
- 03/13 not present - North Lido Beach SCDH
- 03/13 not present - Lido Beach Casino SCDH
- 03/13 not present - South Lido Park SCDH
- 03/13 not present - Siesta Beach SCDH
- 03/13 not present - Turtle Beach SCDH
- 03/13 not present - Nokomis Beach SCDH
- 03/13 not present - North Jetty SCDH
- 03/13 not present - Venice Beach SCDH
- 03/13 not present - Service Club Park SCDH
- 03/13 not present - Venice Fishing Pier SCDH
- 03/13 not present - Brohard Beach SCDH
- 03/13 not present - Caspersen Beach SCDH
- 03/13 not present - Manasota Beach SCDH
- 03/13 not present - Blind Pass Beach SCDH
Charlotte
Date Alongshore
Collected Inshore
- 03/15 not present - Englewood Beach ChCPRCR
- 03/14 not present - Coral Way; canal W of PC
Hog Island; S of (Charlotte
- 03/15 not present - FDACS
Harbor)
Ponce De Leon Park; W of
- 03/14 not present - PC
(Charlotte Harbor)
Boca Grande Pier
- 03/15 VERY LOW - ChCPRCR
(Gasparilla Sound)
Sandfly Key; W of
- 03/10 LOW - PC
(Gasparilla Sound)
- 03/10 not present - Turtle Bay CF
Lee
South Shore Drive; SW of
- 03/10 not present - CF
(Charlotte Harbor)
Patricio Island; W of (Pine
- 03/10 LOW - PC
Island Sound)
Ben Coleman Keys
- 03/14 not present - FDEP-CHAP
(Matlacha Pass)
Cabbage Key; NW of (Pine
- 03/10 LOW - PC
Island Sound)
Porpoise Point Island; SW
of (Matlacha Pass)
Deer Stop Keys; SW of
(Matlacha Pass)
- 03/13 LOW - Turner Beach LCHD
- 03/13 not present - Bowditch Point Park Beach LCHD
- 03/13 LOW - Bowmans Beach LCHD
Little Hickory Island Park
- 03/13 LOW - LCHD
Beach
Collier
Barefoot Beach State
- 03/13 VERY LOW - CCPCD
Preserve
Barefoot Beach State
- 03/09 MEDIUM - CCPCD
Preserve
- 03/09 HIGH - Vanderbilt Beach CCPCD
- 03/13 VERY LOW - Vanderbilt Beach CCPCD
- 03/13 VERY LOW - Seagate CCPCD
- 03/09 MEDIUM - Seagate CCPCD
- 03/09 MEDIUM - Naples Pier CCPCD
- 03/13 not present - Naples Pier CCPCD
Aquamarine Avenue; canal
- 03/15 not present - PC
N of
- 03/15 not present - Rookery Bay Dock PC
Date Alongshore
Collected Inshore
FWRI-
- 03/13 - LOW Marco Island; 7.2 mi NW of
Crustaceans
Collier Boulevard Boating
- 03/13 BACKGROUND - RBNERR
Park (Flotilla Passage)
Lee Avenue; docks NE of
- 03/13 VERY LOW - RBNERR
(Big Marco Pass)
- 03/11 VERY LOW - North Marco Island Beach PC
Goodland Bridge; SE end
- 03/13 VERY LOW - RBNERR
(Goodland Bay)
- 03/11 VERY LOW - Marco Island Beach PC
- 03/09 VERY LOW - South Marco Beach CCPCD
- 03/13 LOW - South Marco Beach CCPCD
Caxambas Pass; 15 mi W FWRI-
- 03/13 - LOW
of Crustaceans
Shell Key; S of (Gullivan
Bay)
Coon Key; S of (Gullivan
Bay)
Round Key; N of
(Fakahatchee Pass)
Cape Romano; 2.3 mi E of
- 03/15 - BACKGROUND FDACS
(Gullivan Bay)
Monroe
West Bahia Honda Key; 13
- 03/11 - not present FWRI
mi N of
- 03/13 not present - Windley Key; N of USCGA
East Bahia Honda Key; 12
mi N of
- 03/13 - not present Windley Key; 1.7 mi SE of USCGA
East Bahia Honda Key; 10
mi N of
East Bahia Honda Key; 8.9
mi NE of
- 03/13 - LOW Sawyer Key; 1.7 mi N of MML
- 03/13 - not present Marvin Key; 3.9 mi N of MML
West Harbor Key; 6.6 mi N
- 03/13 - not present MML
of
- 03/13 - not present Snipe Point; 7.3 mi NW of FWRI
- 03/13 - not present Key West; 12 mi N of MML
- 03/13 - not present Key West; 18 mi NW of MML
Marquesas Keys; 8.3 mi N
of
Date Alongshore
Collected Inshore
- 03/13 - not present Smith Shoals MML
- 03/13 - not present Key West; 8.6 mi NW of MML
Kemp Channel Bridge; 1.6
mi SE of
- 03/13 - not present Key West; 5.5 mi NW of MML
- 03/13 not present - Key West Harbor MML
- 03/13 - not present Key West; 2.3 mi S of MML
Note: ChCPRCR = Charlotte Co Parks Recreation and Cultural Resources; CoSP = City of St.
Petersburg; CCPCD = Collier County Pollution Control and Prevention Department; CF = Commercial
Fisherman - Volunteer Program; FDEP-CHAP = FDEP - Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserve; FDACS =
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; FWRI = FWC-Fish and Wildlife Research
Institute; FWRI-Crustaceans = FWRI-Crustacean Group; FWRI-FWH = FWRI-Fish and Wildlife Health;
FWRI-MMPL = FWRI-Marine Mammal Path Laboratory; LCHD = Lee County Health Department; MML =
Mote Marine Laboratory; PC = Private Citizen - Volunteer Program; RBNERR = Rookery Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve; SCDH = Sarasota County Department of Health; 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) 502-4956. 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.
Information Sources
Mote Marine Laboratory's Beach Conditions Reporting System provides up-to-date information about
the effects of red tide on Florida Gulf coast beaches, including reports of dead fish, respiratory irritation
among beachgoers, water color, and wind direction. The site also provides information on red drift algae
and rip currents.
At the University of South Florida (USF) College Of Marine Science, the Collaboration for the
Prediction of Red Tides uses forecast models to track and predict harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the
southeastern United States and reports current conditions. Experimental products include Karenia flag
maps of bloom locations and 4.5-day HAB trajectory forecasts. The center is a cooperative venture with
the FWC.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) uses satellite imagery, field
observations, and buoy data to assess harmful algal blooms in the Gulf of Mexico. A report of conditions
and additional information appears on the Gulf of Mexico Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast website.
Outreach and social media products about Florida red tide are available for viewing and download.
Shellfish Harvesting Closures
To protect public health, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute's Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) group
closely monitors the status of K. brevis on Florida's coasts, providing technical support to the Florida
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), the agency that regulates approved
shellfish harvesting areas. Before harvesting in Florida waters, determine open or closed status by visiting
the Department's Division of Aquaculture Web site or calling a field office.
Report prepared by Mary Harper, FWC/FWRI, St. Petersburg, (727) 896-8626.

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Red Tide Status - Florida Southwest Coast

March 17, 2023

Key for Results

Description Karenia brevis abundance Possible effects (Karenia brevis only)

Red Tide-Related Hotlines and Information Sources

Latest Red Tide Status Report by Phone

FWRI Fish Kill Hotline

FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline: (888) 404-3922 (toll-free)

Hotlines and Reporting Sites for Effects on Humans

Florida Poison Information Center:(800) 222-1222 (toll-free)

Shellfish Harvesting Closures

Report prepared by Mary Harper, FWC/FWRI, St. Petersburg, (727) 896-8626.

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