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Red tide has been causing problems around Pinellas for the last few weeks, but nothing as bad as conditions experienced after Hurricane Elsa passed offshore July 6-7.
Pinellas County staff as well as Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that red tide in concentrations ranging from high to low have been found in recent water samples along Pinellas Countyâs beaches, the Intracoastal Waterway and Tampa Bay.
Dead fish continue to be a big problem. Staff says the countyâs contractor is using 16 vessels to try to scoop up the dead fish before they get to shore. As of July 15, crews had removed 902 tons of red-tide related debris.
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While red tide conditions remain much-improved along Pinellas Countyâs Gulf beaches, the same canât be said for areas in and along Tampa Bay.
A report released July 9 by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says bloom concentrations of the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, were observed in water samples taken in Pinellas, Pasco, Hillsborough and Sarasota counties with the highest concentrations in Tampa Bay.
Concentrations from high to background levels were found in Pinellas, very low to medium in Pasco, very low to high in Hillsborough and low to medium in Sarasota.
Fish kills suspected to be related to red tide were reported in all four counties and respiratory irritation was reported in Pinellas and Sarasota counties.
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