Red Tide

A report released Friday by state environmental officials shows high concentrations of the bloom that causes red tide were found far into the Gulf offshore of Manatee and Sarasota counties.

Two weeks ago, high concentrations of red tide only went as far north as Pinellas County. But this past week, those levels have been detected all the way up in the Panhandle.

A report released Friday shows that red tide continues to creep northward along Florida's Gulf Coast, clear up the Florida Panhandle to Navarre Pier, near Pensacola.

More frequent and localized Karenia brevis testing, plus a one-stop shop for all the latest red tide information are just some of the gaps Florida needs to fill when it comes to the toxic algae blooms, according to a recent study.

Fish kills suspected to be related to red tide were also reported off the coast.

Whether or not researchers discover brevetoxins in the pesky flies, the results are expected to be scientifically relevant.

Fish kills and respiratory irritation associated with red tide is still being found off many Gulf beaches.

Fish kills and respiratory irritations suspected to be related to red tide have been reported from Pinellas County down to Lee County.

Conditions for red tide are improving in Tampa Bay after the fisheries there were devastated but remain high along the Gulf Coast.

Fish kills have been reported the past week along beaches in Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee and Sarasota counties.