Red Tide, stench of dead fish hangs over Fort De Soto beaches
High concentrations of Red Tide have been detected along the Pinellas beaches. But no St. Petersburg-level fish kills have been reported yet.
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A dead, dry fish lies on the shore at Fort De Soto Park on Friday in Tierra Verde. [ ARIELLE BADER | Times ]
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TIERRA VERDE â A handful of anglers cast their lines off Fort De Sotoâs fishing pier on Friday into Red Tide-infested waters.
In the sand below them lay dead snook and tarpon, grouper and horseshoe crabs, eels and pufferfish. The stench of dead marine life filled the air at Fort De Soto Park on Friday, one of the crown jewels of Pinellas County beach tourism.