Red Tide Current Status

Regional Red Tide Summaries (June 14, 2013)
Previous Red Tide Status Reports and Regional Maps
Statewide Google Earth Map (June 14, 2013)
Current Map of Red Tide Counts (June 14, 2013)
Hotlines and Information Sources

Reports are generally updated on Friday afternoon (except during holiday, in which case the report will be released on the closest day). Additional information, if available, is provided on Wednesday afternoon.

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Regional Red Tide Summaries (June 14, 2013)

East Region: Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water samples collected this week in the Indian River Lagoon (Brevard County) or alongshore of Dade County.

East coast current status report - June 14, 2013
East coast regional map - June 14, 2013

Northwest Region: Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was detected in one sample collected in St. Joseph Bay (Gulf County) and in one sample collected offshore of Levy County.  Samples collected alongshore, inshore and offshore of Bay and Dixie counties did not contain K. brevis.

Northwest coast current status report - June 14, 2013
Northwest coast regional map - June 14, 2013

Southwest Region: Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was detected in background to very low concentrations in only two samples collected inshore of Manatee County this week.  All other samples collected this week alongshore, inshore or offshore of southwest Florida did not contain K. brevis.

Southwest coast current status report - June 14, 2013
Southwest coast regional map - June 14, 2013

The FWRI Red Tide Status Line is now available to callers to hear a recording detailing red tide conditions throughout the state. FWRI updates the recording each Friday by 5 p.m. after sampling efforts for the week have been completed and analyzed. Red Tide Status Line: (866) 300-9399 (toll-free inside Florida only); (727) 552-2448 (outside Florida).

Other Harmful Algal Bloom Species

If you would like to learn more about other HAB species known to occur in Florida waters, see our Flickr  page for brief descriptions and images.

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Google Earth Maps
Users can utilize Google Earth maps to zoom in and zoom out on different sections of the state, and click on a sample location for specific information including latitude and longitude, sample date, and cell concentration ranges.

In order to view this map, you must have Google Earth installed on your computer. The Google Earth software can be downloaded from the Google Earth Web site

View the current Statewide Google Earth map for June 14, 2013 to see detailed information on this week's samples.

Previous statewide Google Earth maps
June 7, 2013
May 31, 2013
May 24, 2013

Map of Red Tide Counts

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Previous Red Tide Status Reports and Regional Maps

Select a date to view a PDF file of previous status reports and regional maps for each region.

You will need Adobe Reader to view PDF files. To download Adobe Reader, visit http://get.adobe.com/reader/

East Coast

Status Report
June 7, 2013
May 31, 2013
May 24, 2013

Regional Map
June 7, 2013
May 31, 2013
May 24, 2013

Northwest Coast

Status Report
June 7, 2013
May 31, 2013
May 24, 2013

Regional Map
June 7, 2013
May 31, 2013
May 24, 2013

Southwest Coast

Status Report
June 7, 2013
May 31, 2013
May 24, 2013

Regional Map
June 7, 2013
May 31, 2013
May 24, 2013

Visit the Florida HAB Archived Status Maps Gallery for maps for the current and previous years.

Key for Results

Volunteers

MANY THANKS to the captains who collect offshore samples as part of FWRI's Volunteer Red Tide Offshore Monitoring Program. Learn more about our volunteer program.

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