Red Tide Report 10/10/14

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in or alongshore of Bay, Franklin, Wakulla, Taylor, Dixie, and Pasco counties. Background to very low concentrations were detected along and offshore of Levy County. However, satellite images from the Optical Oceanography Laboratory at the University of South Florida show blooms patches offshore of Franklin, Wakulla, Taylor, Dixie, and Levy counties.

Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red Tides (CPR), a partnership between the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, show either no movement or slow NW movement of the offshore patches over the next three days. Based on these forecasts and observed red tide concentrations, no potential red tide effects within 5 km of shore are predicted.

Early last week, fish kills were reported offshore and alongshore of Dixie and Levy counties. No respiratory irritation has been reported.

Karenia brevis was detected in background to very low concentrations in four samples collected in and alongshore of Sarasota County, and in background concentrations in one sample collected alongshore of Charlotte County.

Other samples collected throughout Florida this week did not contain K. brevis.

FWC has received multiple reports of fish kills and reports of discolored water over the past month in the Indian River Lagoon system. Sampling has revealed bloom concentrations of the organism Pyrodinium bahamense.



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