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 ...

You may notice a stinky smell or your eyes burning near our coastal waterways. Fox 4's Bella Line was called to the Burnt ...

State authorities have ramped up monitoring of the red tide in Florida, aiming to provide up-to-date information on the ...

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.

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that in addition to daily nesting surveys from April through ...

Tarpon Bay Explorers (TBE) on Sanibel — the official concession to the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge — will expand its days of operation and add a Sunset Rookery Paddle for season. From ...

Red tide is causing fish kills and respiratory irritation at some Florida beaches, but are Sarasota and Manatee area beaches ...

The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected in 75 samples from Florida’s Gulf coast the week ending Feb. 9. brevis was observed at background to ...

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 ...

A red tide bloom has lingered along the coast since late last summer, conditions vary from natural levels to 1 million cells ...

Red tide has hit some areas of Southwest Florida this past week. Could it affect PCB? Here's a look at the data.

SANIBEL, Fla. — For months now, Fox 4 has been tracking the red tide from Sanibel down to Naples. And now this week, we have heard about reports of fish kills down the coastline. Fox 4 Meteorologist ...