

(opens in a new window) Find current information about Floridas water quality status and public health notifications for harmful. Please note that red tide blooms are not usually present in Texas coastal. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported Friday medium to high levels of the red tide organism Karenia brevis in Bay, Gulf, Franklin, Dixie, Levy, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, and Lee counties.įish kills suspected to be related to red tide were recorded in Bay, Gulf, Franklin, Taylor, Dixie, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, and Lee. For more information on where to find where red tide is located, contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) Commission’s Research Institute at 86 or visit the FWC website. Status updates will be posted here as they become available. The concentrations seem to be worsening in the Panhandle, while the situation is improving in the greater Tampa Bay region. Crescent Beach Family Park (Fort Myers Beach) For more information on additional openings and available amenities, use this interactive map to learn about specific locations. Blind Pass Beach (Sanibel Island) - 5/hour. It’s clear that Florida’s beautiful beaches and diverse marine life are worth. This past week, the toxic patches have been detected from the Panhandle, through the Big Bend and Tampa Bay regions, and down into Southwest Florida. Reopening Soon: Lighthouse Beach Park (Sanibel Island) - 5/hour. Preventing and mitigating red tide outbreaks in 2023 will be a multifaceted effort, including a combination of monitoring and predictive technologies, nutrient pollution control measures, wildlife habitat restoration projects, and public awareness campaigns.


Clearwater Beach, Indian Rocks Beach, Anclote Key. The Largo Intercoastal Marina was the only site in Pinellas reporting heavy concentrations in the latest report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. As South Florida enters the traditional dry season and water levels have declined on Lake Okeechobee. Some of the beaches of Pinellas County are experiencing low to medium concentrations of red tide during spring break. You can learn about red tide in your area by visiting the interactive statewide water quality map, or by visiting Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation. Red tide blooms are continuing to make their way north of Florida's Gulf coast. FWCs Red Tide Current Status Interactive Map.
