*East Coast*
*Karenia brevis*, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water
samples collected this week in the Indian River Lagoon (Volusia and Brevard
counties).

*Northwest Coast*
*Karenia brevis*, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water
samples collected this week alongshore of Escambia County or offshore of
Escambia and Walton counties. Additional samples collected late last week
offshore of Franklin County also contained no *K. brevis*.

*Southwest Coast*
*Karenia brevis*, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected in water
samples collected this week alongshore of Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee,
Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties or offshore of the Florida Keys (Monroe
County). One sample (out of 24 total samples) collected alongshore of
Sarasota County contained background concentrations of *K. brevis*.

Please note: The FWRI's Harmful Algae Bloom (HAB) group recently began using
Google Earth maps. Each page on the Red Tide Current Status Web site will
have a link to an interactive map where the user can zoom in and zoom out on
different sections of the state, and click on a sample location for specific
information including latitude and longitude, sample date, and cell
concentration ranges.

In order to view this map, you must have Google Earth installed on your
computer. The Google Earth software can be downloaded from the Google Earth
Web site through the following link:
(http://earth.google.com*
).

You can access this week’s Google Map through the following link: (*
http://ping.fm/QhAZc**10**
.10.kmz*
).

This information is also available on our Web site: (*
http://ping.fm/E8IgH*).
The Web site also provides links to additional information related to the
topic of Florida red tide including satellite imagery, experimental red tide
forecasts, shellfish harvesting areas, the FWC Fish Kill Hotline, the
Aquatic Toxins Hotline (for information or to report human health effects),
and other wildlife related hotlines: (*
http://ping.fm/Lz2ar#Links*
).




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