FloridaRed Tide

Florida is all clear of red tide. I recieved this from FWRI today:

EAST COAST
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore of Brevard County.

NORTHWEST COAST
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore of Okaloosa and Walton counties or offshore of Levy and Citrus counties.

SOUTHWEST COAST
Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week alongshore between Pinellas and Collier counties or offshore of Pinellas County. Additional samples collected late last week south of Marathon in the Florida Keys (Monroe County) also contained no K. brevis.

This is indeed great news, as it means there’s no red tide detected anywhere in Florida at the moment.

The rainy season is coming so it would be nice to see the many local fertilizer ordinances are going to have an impact. Let’s hope so. We’re betting that a lot of the nutrients are coming from further up stream, but the homeowners have been a significant contributor in the past.