Red tide blooming near Florida Gulf coast beaches has drifted closer to County over the past week, but beach impacts are ...

DOH says coastal residents should keep their window and doors closed and use air conditioning instead of the sea breeze to ...

The harmful algal bloom called red tide has returned to Southwest Florida, impacting our local beaches. Here's where to swim ...

Red tide is blooming in Southwest Florida once again. Here's a few places to swim around Lee County that aren't the beach.

A prolonged red tide in 2018 lasted over 10 months. During this period red tide was extreme, killing thousands of fish in ...

When this bacteria is present in the water, its contaminants suppress its oxygen, making it a fatal habitat for its in-water and waterfront residents and visitors. Red tide can have debilitating ...

On Monday, the Lee County Department of Health issued a Red Tide warning for Fort Myers Beach, as thousands<a ...

While red tides and other algal blooms can occur worldwide, Karenia brevis is found almost exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico ...

The Lee County area is the hot spot now, according to recent state reports, which show high toxicity counts here. Fish and marine mammal kills can start once levels reach 10,000 cells per liter.

Red tide can cause illness and death of other animals, such as pets and livestock. Keep animals away and out of the water and sea life and away from dead marine life. If your pet swims in waters with ...

Recent water samples show red tide off the coast of Southwest Florida, with one spot on Sanibel Island reporting high levels.

Local health departments advised people to stay away from more than a dozen beaches in Southwest Florida. Respiratory ...