Sanibel island didn’t fulfill.” Out of the seven beaches tested Wednesday, only two were clear of red tide. Some areas are looking cleaner, but the stench of dead fish is still in the air.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or FWC, is reporting high counts along Sanibel beaches, and levels in the Bonita Springs and Naples area are testing from low to moderate levels.

A red tide alert sign is seen at beachside at Bowditch Pointe Park on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. Red tide has been documented off the coast of Southwest Florida including Sanibel.

A dead whale shark that recently washed up on a beach in Sanibel Island in Florida was likely killed by the current red tide bloom, wildlife officials said.

A patchy yet persistent red tide bloom that started last fall continues to hang around in Southwest Florida waters. It stretches from Tampa Bay to Sanibel Island. Levels of the toxic algae ...

A red tide algae bloom is being watched in waters between Sanibel and Marco Island, state Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Director Gil McRae said Wednesday.

"When the tide goes out from Blind Pass you get some red tide. We could feel it." Three-and-a-half miles north on Allison Hagerup Park Beach off Captiva Drive the water looked clear as ever.

A patchy yet persistent red tide bloom that started last fall continues to hang around in Southwest Florida waters. It stretches from Tampa Bay to Sanibel Island.