Question about Red Tide....

[redfisher]

Not trying to cause any alarm or anxiety, but walked outside and thought i got a whiff of red tide...any sign in the last few weeks?...Red

 

[whitesands]

I'm interested in this too...we're heading down on the 31st...a heads up would be good

 

[Kurt]

I was on the beach for an hour today with strong onshore winds and not a whiff.

I've never heard of it in the cooler months.

 

[TooFarTampa]

Here ya go. No worries.

 

[pk305]

It's long gone! Have been breathing this awesome BEACH air now for several days and it is GOOD! :clap_1:

 

[yippie]

You can always check here:

http://www.floridamarine.org/

Florida is divided into regions and each county reports. Walton always has current reports, but Okaloosa seems to try to hide if there is any red tide.

It has recently been noted that cold weather does not deter red tide.

 

[TreeFrog]

Late afternoon Christmas Eve, when the humid air was blowing in off the water, it did seem to smell a little like red tide, but I couldn't see any and it didn't seem to irritate.

 

[aquaticbiology]

Late afternoon Christmas Eve, when the humid air was blowing in off the water, it did seem to smell a little like red tide, but I couldn't see any and it didn't seem to irritate.

that was christmas dinner - sorry (buuuuurp - phew!)


actually - shellfish harvesting in Choctawhatchee Bay Central and Eastern has been closed since 10/14/05 due to red tide, but apparently not enough concentration to be noticeable unless you root yourself to a piling and suck water all day

 

[redfisher]

the fish and wildlife resource pages are inadequate...they only investigate if its been reported by "several" complaints and typically takes a couple of weeks to get the water tested and the results posted...that info comes straight from them...the best testers in my opinion are your nose and your eyes unfortunately...Red

 

[aquaticbiology]

the fish and wildlife resource pages are inadequate...they only investigate if its been reported by "several" complaints and typically takes a couple of weeks to get the water tested and the results posted...that info comes straight from them...the best testers in my opinion are your nose and your eyes unfortunately...Red

but there havent been complaints (nobody there since its winter?), so I'd be suprised if it's a major outbreak