Blue-Green Algae: Most blue-green algae are not harmful to humans. "Red tide's carnage is horrific and infuriating," Jaclyn Lopez, Florida director at the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a prepared statement Monday. The symptoms are usually temporary and go away when a person leaves the area with red tide. Some local officials, businesses and environmental groups have called for the declaration of the state of emergency because of the outbreak.
"We've been involved since day one securing funding avenues. "I think it's important to make sure they know that they have a connection to the highest level of the department, to make sure there are no unanswered questions," Hamilton said. Red tide, a harmful algal bloom that grows in salt water, is making its way to Florida shores from the Gulf of Mexico and it has killed large schools of fish in recent weeks. Hamilton, appearing Monday at a ceremonial bill signing at the Nature Conservancy's Disney Wilderness Preserve in Poinciana, said he wants to give assurances that the state is coordinating with people working locally on the outbreak. A giant Goliath group apparently killed in red tide fish kill in St. Petersburg, Weisberg said.TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - Department of Environmental Protection Interim Secretary Shawn Hamilton plans to be in the Tampa Bay region Tuesday to address a red tide outbreak that is being tied a massive fish kill including giant Goliath grouper. High concentrations are now being seen on Anna Maria Island and southern parts of Tampa Bay, and in the next days and weeks, higher blooms will start to be seen in Pinellas County in cities like St. While most of the blooms had been limited to coastal areas like Venice Beach, Boca Grande and Charlotte Harbor, the blooms are "steadily moving north," Weisberg said. Respiratory irritation and "possible" fish kills are possible between 10,000 and 100,000 cells, considered a "low" amount, and "probable" fish kills are likely between 100,000 and 1 million cells, considered a "medium" amount. Hundreds of tons of dead marine life have washed ashore and wafted a putrid stench along Florida’s beaches in recent weeks amid a toxic red tide bloom. Florida-bound spring breakers searching for pristine beaches and clear blue seas might be in for a rude awakening after a toxic red tide struck the state’s southwest coast this week. High amounts of red tide, meaning more than 1 million cells, are being reported in more than a dozen counties in southwest Florida, according to a red tide status report released by the FWC on Aug. The current red tide bloom may get "considerably worse," Weisberg said. Once red tide organisms are observed near shore, they then use an ocean circulation model to forecast over a short term where those cells will go, he said. Weisberg's team makes seasonal predictions of major red tide blooms or lack of based on the ocean circulation, Weisberg said. "This year will be a substantial red tide year," he said. In 2010, there was no red tide at all, while in 2012 saw a major bloom, Weisberg said. "When we get the deeper ocean water, those are the years we tend to not have major tides," Weisberg said. When the ocean circulation is low, less deep ocean water is mixed in the Gulf of Mexico, and the lack of nutrients allows the red tide to flourish, Weisberg said. Andrew West/The News-Press/USA TODAY Network
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