Red tide in 'kill zone' reported near some Florida beaches. What you should know. Cheryl McCloud. USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida. Red tide is caused by an microscopic algae called karenia brevis.

Red tide has waters off Southwest Florida in the "kill zone.". Caused by the Karenia brevis organism, red tide is no stranger ...

Red tide is still rearing its ugly head along the Southwest Florida coast as counts are still above 1 million cells per liter, a mark some call the "death zone." ...

Last week off St. Petersburg, the Red Tide stretched in mottled patches over an area 60 miles long and 25 miles wide. As it spread, fish flopped crazily on the edges and died.

Red tide cell counts are well into the "death zone" in Lee County waters as toxins in the Gulf have turned normally turquoise waters copper.. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County issued ...

Identifying viruses associated with red tide can help researchers forecast the development of blooms and better understand environmental factors that can cause blooms to terminate. The study marks ...

Red tide is still present along Florida's Gulf Coast, especially in Sarasota, Manatee, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. Here's how to check red tide conditions. Skip Navigation.

Red tide is present in Southwest Florida, but is not expected to reach Panama City Beach in the near future. The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was not found in any recent samples collected in ...

Red tide has waters off Southwest Florida in the "kill zone.". Caused by the Karenia brevis organism, red tide is no stranger to Florida waters. They've been documented in the Gulf of Mexico ...