Sanibel Red Tide Report, Statewide Karenia Brevis Bloom Area Concentrations 08:28:2014 – 09:04:2014
No Red Tide Near Sanibel & Captiva, 9-6-14
Things continue to be positive for Sanibel Island and Captiva Island.
At this time, there are no red tide conditions anywhere near Sanibel & Captiva.
Here are the current red tide conditions from yesterday’s 9-5-14 Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission red tide report.
Red Tide Summary (September 5, 2014)
A patchy bloom of Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, continues in the northeast Gulf of Mexico. Satellite images from the Optical Oceanography Laboratory at the University of South Florida show a surface bloom approximately 15 to 30 miles offshore between Dixie and Pasco counties and 5 to 15 miles offshore of northern Pinellas County. Bloom concentrations of K. brevis were found offshore between Citrus and Pinellas counties in surface and bottom waters.
Fish kills have been reported inshore at Honeymoon Island (Pinellas County) as well as offshore in the bloom area, where low oxygen in bottom waters was also detected. In addition, respiratory irritation has been reported at Anclote Key, Honeymoon Island, Three Rook Island (Pinellas County) and offshore in the bloom area.
No blooms were detected alongshore or offshore of Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, or Monroe counties. Additional samples analyzed throughout Florida this week did not contain red tide.
Forecasts by the Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides show little movement of the bloom during the next three days.
For more information, see the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Site.
