Red Tide Continues on Florida’s Gulf Coast

A bloom of the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists on the Florida Gulf Coast and in Lower Tampa Bay. Conditions remain improved in other areas of Tampa Bay relative to prior weeks.  Over the past week, K. brevis was detected in 103 samples. Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were observed in 70 samples: seven from Pasco County, […]

Florida: Red Snapper Season Starts June 4th!

The recreational red snapper season will start June 4 in Gulf state and federal waters off Florida and remain open through July 28, closing July 29. “We are excited about Gov. DeSantis’ recent announcement of this year’s 55-day Gulf red snapper summer season, it is one of the longest we’ve had since the FWC began […]