Dave Tomasko, executive director of the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, found enterococci values in Sarasota Bay that could be harmful—and that's compounded by the discovery of elevated levels of ...

Sarasota County has posted “no swim” advisories for seven beaches, after July 25 water quality samples found the amount of enterococcus bacteria to exceed acceptable limits. Readers can find ...

“Enterococci is an indication of pollution in the water. It’s typically fecal pollution, coming from humans or pets," explained Steve Huard from the Florida Department of Health, Sarasot ...

The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) issued a “No Swim” advisory for parts of Sarasota this week. Unsafe levels of enterococcus bacteria were found during water quality testing on March 6.

If you're planning on taking a trip to the beach and a dip in the ocean, make sure you avoid these few beaches across the Tampa Bay area ... these beaches has high enterococci bacteria levels ...

Environmental consultants for the town of Longboat Key say there is no proof that a 26-million-gallon sewage spill near Sarasota Bay is responsible ... higher levels of Enterococci, a bacteria ...

Seagrass acreage in Sarasota Bay dropped by 26% from 2016 to 2022, according to the head of the bay’s estuary preservation program. This new information comes from aerial maps the Southwest ...

It took 12 days for the town of Longboat Key to determine they were in the midst what could be the largest raw sewage spill in Manatee County history near Sarasota Bay. More than a week later ...