Red Tide

Approximately 60 tons of marine debris have been removed since Aug. 4.

Crews are working to cleanup debris from red tide on beaches across Sarasota. There are also special pickups available for anyone picking up dead fish on private property.

Raking of beach debris, including dead fish and seaweed, was being conducted Friday.

As expected, red tide has been found at all 16 beaches in Sarasota County.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried made appearances Tuesday along the Gulf Coast, offering competing views about an ongoing toxic red-tide outbreak.

Gov. Ron DeSantis will visit Mote Marine Laboratory at noon to talk about red tide that is currently affecting Sarasota Bay.

Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources staff members are continuing to monitor and assess public beaches and access points for seaweed accumulation and red tide impacts.

Residents are finding sharks in the Buttonwood Harbor neighborhood in Longboat Key.

Did Piney Point lead to recent red tide issues in Sarasota and Tampa Bay?

People may experience respiratory problems because of a persistent bloom of toxic red tide off Florida’s Gulf Coast, the National Weather Service said Friday.

Sarasota County confirms that all 16 beaches in the county have red tide notification signs posted.

Gov. Ron DeSantis toured the Tampa Bay region by boat Wednesday and pledged continued support for ongoing efforts to combat a red tide algae bloom killing marine life and impacting the region’s economy.

Questions have been raised about whether the outbreak was fueled, in part, by the Piney Point leak.

Protesters want Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency.

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is keeping a close on a bloom of Florida red tide along the coast in Tampa and Sarasota Bay.

Snook, redfish and spotted seatrout are catch-and-release only until Sept.16.

The county is posting signs at beaches where red tide is present.

Red tide levels increase along the Suncoast with moderate levels appearing in Siesta Key

Sixteen Mote and partner-led projects have been selected to investigate potential solutions to mitigate the impacts of Florida red tide

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Encouraging news from Florida Fish and Wildlife’s red tide report, conditions improving late this week.

The latest Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report shows that there is concentrations of Karenia Brevis, which is the bacteria that causes red tide, in Southern Sarasota County and it’s starting to inch its way north.

In the latest red tide report, water samples from Siesta Beach had very low to low concentrations while beaches further south along the Gulf Coast had medium to high concentrations.

Florida officials are rolling out a new online dashboard that allows the public to get a snapshot of water quality in the state’s major lakes and waterways.

The latest report of red tide by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shows parts of southern counties with high concentrations of red tide.

A new report that was released on Friday by Florida Fish and Wildlife says there are low to high concentrations in the southern areas of Sarasota County.

The daily sample map from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) shows low- and medium- concentrations of red tide as far north as Venice Beach. The bloom stretches south to Lee and Collier counties, where some high concentrations can be found.

Biologists at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute said Friday that samples taken from the waters off the shore of Collier County found high concentrations of the toxic algae where they also received reports of dead fish and cases of respiratory irritation.

After the last red tide outbreak that hurt Florida’s economy, Governor Ron DeSantis announced Friday the reforming of the Red Tide Task Force to work to prevent another outbreak.

After last year’s red tide outbreak, researchers continue to look for better solutions to monitor and report the algae bloom.