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State environmental officials on Wednesday said low amounts of red tide are still present along the Ringling Causeway and at Lido Beach. Further south, low amounts are persisting at Nokomis Beach.
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Red tide is sticking around parts of the Pinellas and Sarasota coastlines.
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Red tide is almost gone from the Pinellas beaches, but is getting worse in southern Sarasota County.
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But red tide was reported for the first time this season off the Big Bend area in northern Florida.
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Red tide is still hanging around beaches in central Pinellas County. And while it has retreated from most Sarasota beaches, it's still present in the south of the county.
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Fish kills and respiratory irritation were reported in Manatee and Sarasota counties.
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Red tide is also increasing just to the south of Sarasota beaches, in Charlotte and Lee counties.
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Problems remain south of Tampa Bay. Medium amounts of the toxin were found at Anna Maria Island and the Longboat Key boat ramp and low amounts at Lido Beach and New Pass Dock on Sarasota Bay.
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Only one case of red tide was reported this past week in Sarasota Bay.
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The outbreak of the harmful algal blooms has shown up in medium and high concentrations along the Gulf coast this month.