Manatee County parks officials were quick to respond when beachgoers began reporting fish kills, a side effect of red tide, on beaches from Longboat Key to Coquina Beach. Around mid-February ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — With warmer weather comes red tide, and two of Florida’s congressional representatives have introduced a ...

According to the Florida Department of Health, symptoms from breathing red tide toxins are temporary and usually include: Dead fish covered many beaches in Sarasota and Manatee County beaches over ...

A University of South Florida study linked viruses and red tide, and researchers now wonder if they can wield them to keep red tide at bay.

PETERSBURG, Fla. — Researchers with the University of South Florida have identified viruses associated with Karenia brevis, the single-celled organism that causes red tide. Researchers ...

The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected in 46 samples from Florida’s Gulf coast the week ending March 9 but bloom concentrations were not observed. K. brevis was observed at background to ...

The red tide event was the worst in recent memory along Florida’s Gulf Coast, with widespread reports of fish die-offs and respiratory irritations, from Sarasota to Naples. The extensive bloom even ...