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FILE: Dead fish at Englewood Beach. (Credit: WINK News/FILE) ENGLEWOOD BEACH, Fla. – Red tide could be making its way to Lee and Charlotte counties after an algal bloom near Manasota Key caused dead fish to wash ashore Tuesday, authorities said. Experts with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission said they tested high concentrations of red tide near a bloom at Manasota Key, which could be linked to the deaths on Englewood Beach. But they have to conduct more tests to confirm the link. In the agency’s Sept. 23 report, water samples taken from Manatee and Sarasota counties showed high concentrations of red tide. There were either very low or no traces of red tide in Charlotte, Lee and Collier Counties, but the report noted that the red tide in Manatee and Sarasota counties could migrate south along Southwest Florida’s shore. FWC is expected to release a new report that indicates the strengthening of red tide in Southwest Florida this week. Red tide is caused by an organism called Karenia brevis. The organism is linked to the death of fish and trouble breathing in humans.