Story Created:
Sep 20, 2008 at 6:48 PM EST
Story Updated:
Sep 21, 2008 at 12:42 PM EST
SANIBEL, Fla. - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has released water testing results that show some Red Tide is off the Southwest Florida coast.
The Red Tide is being detected in small levels. Background concentrations of the Florida Red Tide Organism were detected in a water sample from Lighthouse Beach on Sanibel Island.
Red Tide was not detected in any other parts of Sanibel or Lee County. Lee County Environmental Laboratory did the testing on Sanibel.
Red tide was also found near Cortez in Manatee County. All other water samples collected between Pinellas and Collier counties this week did not contain any Red Tide.
The last time Red Tide was detected in Southwest Florida was in December of 2007 at Barefoot Beach in Collier County.
Red Tide is a toxic algae that at low levels can cause possible respiratory irritation for people boating or on the beach. At high levels Red Tide can cause fish and manatee kills and water discoloration.
There is no official known cause of Red Tide.
Friday, Oct 3 at 7:45 AM Johnny Jones III wrote ...
It's Those Darn Kids With Their Pants Below Teir Waist, Always On My Lawn With Their Loud Music.
Monday, Sep 22 at 11:01 AM mote employee wrote ...
Sorry, but it is irrelevant if you BELIEVE it is from Lake O water releases. Researchers who actually STUDY red tide do not know exactly what triggers it. What they do know after years of research is that there is not enough data to support the idea that land-based runoff is the cause for bloom initiation.
Monday, Sep 22 at 10:16 AM Anonymous wrote ...
I agree ... I believe it's the releasing of water from Lake O... The canals, & river looked much clearer and we haven't had Redtime in a long time. What a coincidence that as soon as the water was released, we now have redtime again... PLZ STOP!!!!
Monday, Sep 22 at 12:44 AM ShakesHead wrote ...
Y'know this is the exact same occurrance scientists say started the Plaugues in Egypt in the Bible? Interesting, huh? First it kills the fish which causes frogs, and bugs, etc....
Sunday, Sep 21 at 10:32 PM gery wrote ...
i think it was just time for this to happen it was along time and were were hit by alot of hurcanes that could of affected the water ! plz put this on win at 11 pm today sept21 22
Sunday, Sep 21 at 8:23 PM fm resident wrote ...
Make this 2 more people who agree!
Sunday, Sep 21 at 8:26 AM Anonymous wrote ...
{There is no official known cause of Red Tide.} But we all believe it is from Lake O water releases.
Sunday, Sep 21 at 3:57 AM scott wrote ...
And they started releasing water from Lake O when?
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