A brown pelican feeds at Bunche Beach in south Fort Myers on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. A recent red tide outbreak in parts of Southwest Florida is starting to clear up.

Red tide has reached the Florida Keys, and counts in Southwest Florida waters have been deadly recently as scientists measured more than 1 million cells per liter of Karenia brevis at several sites.

FORT MYERS BEACH, Florida (WFTX) — On Monday, the Lee County Department of Health issued a Red Tide warning for Fort Myers Beach, as thousands of dead fish—including a hammerhead shark—lined ...

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a health alert for the presence of red tide near Boca Grande Pass. The announcement was made on Thursday after a water sample taken on ...

A red tide Health Caution is issued when Karenia brevis cell counts are at a “low” concentration between 10,000 and 100,000 cells per liter.

One Fort Myers Beach resident, Philip Rainford, said, “Everyone that is affected by it, which is most people, you can hear them coughing a little bit. And then if you see a lot of dead fish ...

A red tide bloom has lingered along the coast since late last summer, conditions vary from natural levels to 1 million cells per liter and higher.

Red tide seems to be fading along the Southwest Florida coast as cell counts have dropped to natural background numbers in recent days. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is ...