Large red tide bloom off Sanibel coast
Oct 26, 2011 5:42 PM EDT
SANIBEL ISLAND, FL -
Recent satellite images are showing a large red tide bloom off five miles off the coast of Sanibel Island.
State biologists are reporting the bloom to be 25 miles long and 10 miles wide.
Water samples have confirmed the presence of red tide in Pine Island Sound, Placida Harbor and Charlotte Harbor, as well as in low concentrations at Port Boca Grande.
Water samples were clean in Collier, Sarasota, Manatee, Hillsborough, and Pinellas counties.
No dead fish have been spotted.
FWC will release the next set of test results on Friday.
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