Originally published by Andrew Shipley on Fox4 on January 8, 2025
Red tide has been blooming off our coastline for nearly four months now, but we haven’t seen those major impacts one typically associates with the blooms.
“We are seeing it rise in severity, then bumping back down,” said Capt. Codty Pierce, the Calusa Waterkeeper.
Despite loitering off coastline, red tide hasn’t truly shown its ugly head…at least not yet. Pierce says consistent cold fronts are a major reason why.
“It has absolutely saved our butt,” said Pierce. “Today, we are out here, day two I think after the cold front. We have a strong northeast breeze. All of this is helping keep any bit of aerosolized offshore.”