Red Tide found in background concentrations in St. Joe Bay

Red tide was found in background concentrations in one water sample taken from the St. Joe Bay in Gulf County last week.

According to the state's weekly red tide report, the positive sample was found in an area known as Oak Grove.

Red Tide is an organism that in large enough concentrations releases a neurotoxin that can kill fish and even affect humans with eye, nose and throat irritation.

The St. Joe Bay scallop population is still recovering from a persistent red tide bloom in 2015 that decimated the scallop population there.

You can find more information on-line at http://myfwc.com/research/redtide/statewide/

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