Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A type of microscopic algae called Karenia brevis has grown rapidly in Florida, leaving dead fish on the shore. A type of ...

Florida-bound spring breakers expecting pristine beaches and clear blue seas may be in for a rude awakening along the southwest coast, where a toxic red tide has hit. The toxic algae bloom – which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Red tide has waters off Southwest Florida in the "kill zone." Caused by the Karenia brevis organism, red tide is no stranger to ...

NAPLES, Fla. – As red tide has returned to Southwest Florida, with dead fish and dead eels washing ashore on beaches, you may be wondering if you can still eat your favorite fish or seafood. A red ...

Fish kills can start when levels reach 10,000 cells per liter. In 20 Florida locations, concentrations were higher than 100,000. Health alerts for red tide have been issued in Lee, Collier counties.

Florida's southwest coast is experiencing a flare-up of toxic red tide algae, leading residents to complain about burning eyes and skin as thousands of dead fish wash along the shores of the Sunshine ...

Florida researchers are working to map fish kills after red tide events to help regulators determine harvesting limitations. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the five-year ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission detected red tide organism K. brevis in several dozen samples along Florida’s Gulf coast this week, according to an update ...

New research suggests that toxic red tides may be responsible for fish and dolphin deaths, even when it's no longer present in the coastal waters. Scientists may have a new answer to their questions ...

The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected in a total of five water samples collected along Florida’s coasts over the past week, though concentrations remain at very low or background levels, ...

Florida wildlife officials detected minuscule traces of red tide in the Panhandle this week, breaking a recent streak of clean water samples across the state. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...