Department of Health in Lee County has released another red tide advisory, this time for Tarpon Bay Road beach park.. A red tide bloom has lingered along the coast since late last summer, and ...

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

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.

The bloom was first documented by NOAA on Oct.16 and is the longest since an outbreak that lasted from the summer of 2004 until the spring of 2006.

Red tide is caused by high concentrations of a toxin-producing microscopic algae, called K. brevis, that is found in the Gulf of Mexico. Tests conducted Dec. 5 of water samples confirm the red tide.

Curious sightseers walk in the receding waters of Tampa Bay due to the low tide and tremendous winds from Hurricane Ian in Tampa, Florida, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando ...

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 ...