Sanibel & Captiva Islands Red Tide Report, 8-16-14: No Red Tide
No Red Tide Near Sanibel & Captiva, 8-16-14
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission released their updated red tide report yesterday.
The good news continues to hold for Sanibel & Captiva! At this time there are no red tide conditions anywhere near Sanibel & Captiva Islands.
Here’s a summary according FWCC:
This week, K. brevis was detected in very low concentrations in several samples collected offshore of Pinellas county. Four samples collected inshore of Manatee and Sarasota counties and one sample collected offshore of Wakulla County contained background concentrations of K. brevis. No bloom concentrations of red tide have been detected alongshore or inshore of any of the areas sampled. Forecasts by the Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides show slow southeast movement of water where the bloom was last detected.
For more information, see the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Site.
