ABOVE: Photo by Conor Goulding/Mote Marine Laboratory
Toxic red tide that has been killing wildlife and suspending tourism in southwest Florida has spread further north to Tampa Bay, killing thousands of fish en route, reports The Washington Post.
The algal bloom of Karenia brevis now stretches from Pinellas County all the way down 120 miles of the southwestern coast of Florida to Collier County. Aerial surveys, satellite imagery, and water samples suggest the bloom may in some patches stretch as far as 10 miles or more off the coast of Florida.
According to the Post, over the summer, the algal outbreak killed several hundred sea turtles, dozens of dolphins, a 26-foot-long whale shark, and, in its latest attack on marine life, several hundred thousand fish off the coast of Pinellas County. Cleanup efforts are ongoing and could last all week as dead fish continue to float offshore, reports the Tampa ...
