Red tide thickening
PHOTO PROVIDED BY FWC
This aerial photograph shows only a portion of a 35-mile-long red tide algae bloom from southern Sarasota County to northern Collier County that Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission researchers have been tracking. The effects of the toxic algae is being felt on Englewood's barrier islands.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY KEN CONNER
Dead pinfish and others have washed up on Englewood's barrier islands since Sunday, along with other signs of red tide. Don Pedro Island resident Ken Conner said the effects of red tide were strengthening Tuesday.
An overcast sky Tuesday may have kept away beach patrons, but those who were on the beach caught the odor of red tide.
Red tide algae concentrations are thickening in Gulf waters off South Sarasota and Charlotte counties, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission researchers.
