Thursday, February 07, 2019
Provided by: Collier County Pollution Control
Current conditions: Below are the most recent red tide results. No respiratory irritation or dead fish are being reported.
Forecast: No red tide impacts are expected at this time.
The next sampling event will be February 11, 2019. Results should be available late Tuesday, February 12, 2019.
To report dead fish or red tide symptoms, please call Collier County Pollution Control at (239) 252-2502 or email pollution_control@colliercountyfl.gov. To speak to a health professional regarding red tide symptoms call the Florida Poison Information Center toll free at 1-800-222-1222.
Collier County Red Tide Updates are also available on the Red Tide Hotline at (239) 252-2591. This is an automated recording with the most recent Red Tide information for Collier County available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Visit www.colliergov.net/redtideupdate for more red tide information.
To access the state red tide sampling map, please visit http://myfwc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=87162eec3eb846218cec711d16462a72
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Collier County Red Tide Update
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Sample Date
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Location
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*Results
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Sampling Agency
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2/4/2019
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Barefoot Beach
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NOT PRESENT
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Dept of Health
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2/4/2019
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Vanderbilt Beach
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NOT PRESENT
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Dept of Health
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2/4/2019
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Seagate Beach
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NOT PRESENT
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Dept of Health
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2/4/2019
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Naples Pier
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NOT PRESENT
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Dept of Health
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2/4/2019
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South Marco Beach
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NOT PRESENT
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Dept of Health
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*KEY TO RED TIDE LEVELS—Table provided by Florida Wildlife Research Institute(FWRI)
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Description
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Karenia brevis cells/L
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Possible Effects (Karenia brevis only)
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NOT PRESENT – BACKGROUND
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0 – 1,000
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None anticipated
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VERY LOW
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>1,000 – 10,000
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Possible respiratory irritation; shellfish harvesting closures ≥ 5,000 cells/L
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LOW
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>10,000 – 100,000
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Respiratory irritation; possible fish kills and bloom chlorophyll probably detected by satellites at upper range
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MEDIUM
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>100,000 – 1,000,000
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Respiratory irritation and probable fish kills
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HIGH
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>1,000,000
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As above plus discoloration
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