Red tide still a factor, but Pinellas improves
The red tide organism continues to linger around southwestern Florida, but there was continued good news for Pinellas County.The Florida Fish and W...
The red tide organism continues to linger around southwestern Florida, but there was continued good news for Pinellas County.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported that Karenia brevis, the red tide organism, was detected in 67 samples collected from on and off the southwest Florida shore the week of Jan. 4. That's up from 39 the week before, but down from a high count of 75 in early December.There was only one bloom concentration — defined as more than 100,000 cells per liter of water — present off Pinellas County, down from four the previous week.