Red Tide levels receding in Pinellas County
Fort De Soto may still be a trouble spot, but other coastal areas are doing better, according to Pinellas officials.
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A bird inspects a dead fish along the beach at Honeymoon Island State Park on June 16 in Dunedin. A bloom concentration of Red Tide has continued to plague parts of Pinellas County beaches. [ CHRIS URSO | Times ]
The Red Tide situation is improving somewhat on the Pinellas side of Tampa Bay.
Water samples taken Tuesday at beaches from Pass-A-Grille to Fred Howard Park showed low concentrations of the microorganism
Karenia brevis, which causes the toxic algal blooms, according to county officials.
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