Originally published on WINK News by Elizabeth Biro on November 4, 2024
A storm is churning and on track to make its way into the Gulf of Mexico. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission red tide map shows background to low concentrations of it offshore of Southwest Florida. How will one affect the other?
Capt. Codty Pierce did a full tour around Pine Island on Sunday.
“Somewhere around 50 miles,” stated the Calusa Waterkeeper.
Sun up to sun down, from Matlacha to San Carlos Bay, around Sanibel and up to Bokeelia, then to Boca Grande and back.
“You visually can’t see red tide unless it’s an extremely high concentration,” explained Pierce.
But the captain knew the signs and saw them. There’s animal behavior.
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