St. Petersburg council to DeSantis: Declare Red Tide emergency
City Council enters the Red Tide debate a day after Gov. Ron DeSantis rebuked St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman for asking for help.
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Dead fish pile up along the shore of North Shore Park on Thursday. St. Petersburg City Council is poised to vote on a resolution asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency as the Red Tide crisis continues. [ MARTIN FROBISHER | Times ]
Updated 2 hours ago
ST. PETERSBURG â City Council sent its own SOS to Tallahassee as the city drowns in Red Tide-poisoned fish.
Council members voted 7-0 to approve a resolution late Thursday night asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency as a severe Red Tide bloom and an onslaught of dead marine life continue to plague St. Petersburgâs coastline.
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Red Tide costs swell while St. Petersburg mayor, Gov. DeSantis bicker Zachary T. Sampson, Tampa Bay Times © Arielle Bader/Times A city employee cleans up dead fish at Crisp Park on Wednesday.
ST. PETERSBURG Mayor Rick Kriseman said the city is straining its resources to pick up dead sea life from the current Red Tide crisis and called for more help from the state and Gov. Ron DeSantis. © Arielle Bader/Times A dead goliath grouper floats in the water at Crisp Park on Wednesday in St. Petersburg
“Our city teams can only keep at this for so long,” he said during a Wednesday news conference held in waterfront Crisp Park, next to a crew scooping dead fish with pool skimmers. He recalled how former Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in 2018 to free up resources when toxic Red Tide afflicted the west coast of Florida.
No Red Tide relief in sight as dead fish overwhelm St. Petersburg
A toxic algal bloom is plaguing Tampa Bay and befouling St. Petersburgâs shores. It could stick around for a while.
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Dead fish are visible in the water at North Shore Park on Friday in St. Petersburg. The Sunshine City has become the epicenter of Tampa Bay s ongoing Red Tide crisis, and no one can say when it will get better. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]
Updated 6 hours ago
ST. PETERSBURG â The Sunshine City and its sparkling waterfront parks have become the center of Tampa Bayâs Red Tide crisis.