Posts Tagged ‘red tide’
Roskamp Returning to SCCF for Red Tide Study
The Sarasota-based Roskamp Institute is returning to Sanibel next week to give islanders the opportunity to participate in a 4-year study examining the health effects of aerosolized brevetoxin exposure from red…
Read MoreRed Tide No Longer Present Off Lee County
A red tide bloom that has been causing impacts to wildlife and people in Southwest Florida since mid-January is no longer being detected in Lee County, according to recent water…
Read MoreSCCF Responds to 6 Sea Turtle Strandings
From Feb. 13-21, SCCF documented one live and five dead stranded sea turtles on Sanibel. All stranded turtles were identified as loggerheads (Caretta caretta) and consisted of three adult males,…
Read MoreSCCF Partners with Roskamp on Red Tide Study
Today, ten islanders, including some SCCF staff, are participating in the Roskamp Institute’s red tide research study. The Sarasota-based Roskamp Institute has an RV set up in the parking lot…
Read MoreRed Tide Bloom May Have Run its Course
The red tide bloom off Sanibel and Captiva may be in decline based on lower counts as well as a shift in satellite imagery that shows it moving to the…
Read MoreRed Tide Impacts Continue in Lee County
A red tide bloom that moved nearshore to Sanibel and Captiva last week is increasing in intensity and continues to impact the islands. Both islands saw medium to high concentrations of the red…
Read MoreHigh Concentrations of Red Tide on Sanibel
Onshore winds pushed a red tide bloom that has been offshore the islands for the last few months onto shore earlier this week. On Sunday evening and Monday morning, SCCF…
Read MoreSeeking Volunteers for Red Tide Research Study
The Roskamp Institute is looking for volunteers to participate in a 4-year study examining the health effects of aerosolized brevetoxin exposure from harmful algal blooms. By joining this study on…
Read MoreSome Red Tide Impacts Begin Showing Up on Islands
A deceased moray eel on Sanibel on Jan. 13, 2025 Local concentrations of Karenia brevis, the organism that causes red tide, have begun trending upward in Southwest Florida over the…
Read MoreRed Tide Detected Offshore of Sanibel
Recent sampling from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has detected medium to high concentrations of Karenia brevis, the dinoflagellate that forms red tide, offshore of Sanibel. Elevated K.…
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