
A Red Tide Advisory has been posted for all beaches in Sarasota County.
The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County issued a health advisory about the presence of red tide along area beaches. Tod date the Red Tide Warning is in effect till February 6th.
Health officials have detected elevated levels of toxic Karenia brevis—the organism that causes red tide— at all of the county’s 16 beaches.
The affected beaches are Bird Key Park / Ringling Causeway, North Lido Beach, Lido Casino Beach, South Lido Beach, Siesta Key Beach, Longboat Key Beach, Turtle Beach, Nokomis Beach, North Jetty Beach, Venice Beach, Service Club Beach, Venice Fishing Pier, Brohard Beach, Casperson Manasota Key Beach and Blind Pass Beach.
For more information visit https://sarasota.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/our-gulf-env/water-quality/red-tide/index.html
Location | Date | Cell Count /mL |
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Longboat Key | 2/6/2023 | 83 |
Bird Key Park | 2/6/2023 | 15 |
North Lido Beach | 2/6/2023 | 1 |
Lido Beach (Casino) | 2/6/2023 | 10 |
South Lido Park | 2/6/2023 | 11 |
Siesta Key | 2/6/2023 | 9 |
Turtle Beach | 2/6/2023 | 34 |
Nokomis Beach | 2/6/2023 | 13 |
North Jetty | 2/6/2023 | 14 |
Venice Beach | 2/6/2023 | 12 |
Service Club Park | 2/6/2023 | 36 |
Venice Fishing Pier | 2/6/2023 | 16 |
Brohard Beach | 2/6/2023 | 32 |
Caspersen Beach | 2/6/2023 | 10 |
Manasota Beach | 2/6/2023 | 40 |
Blind Pass | 2/6/2023 | 19 |
Table Data Last Modified: Wed Feb 08, 2023 13:42:06 EST