While red tides and other algal blooms can occur worldwide, Karenia brevis is found almost exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico ...

Local health departments advised people to stay away from more than a dozen beaches in Southwest Florida. Respiratory ...

Red tide can cause skin irritation, rashes, and burning or sore eyes. The current water quality status can be found on their website.

Red tide cell counts are well into the "death zone" in Lee County waters as toxins in the Gulf have turned normally turquoise waters copper. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County issued ...