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[BalletBabe]

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@Mz iMac wrote:

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@BalletBabe wrote:

  Algae blooms and people have to leave their homes. 

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@Mz iMac   They call it red sea but it is green,  Something isn't draining from waste, so it smells nasty and they say it is not good to inhale.   So yes, they evacuate beacuse of the backup and isn't a choice.   

[BalletBabe]

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@Mz iMac wrote:

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@BalletBabe wrote:

  Algae blooms and people have to leave their homes. 

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@Mz iMac   They call it red sea but it is green,  Something isn't draining the waste, so it smells nasty and they say it is not good to inhale.   So yes, they evacuate beacuse of the backup and isn't a choice.   It will make you very sick.

[sherylsiu]

My friends and I had booked a condo and paid for cancellation insurance because last year we where only on the island for 2 days before we had to leave due to the hurricane, so this time we thought we would be smart and get the insurance well guess what it doesn’t cover red tide so beware before you buy the cancellation insurance what it doesn’t cover!!!!

[ChancesMom]

Is it affecting the Venice Island area? 

[FrostyBabe1]

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@ChancesMom wrote:

Is it affecting the Venice Island area? 

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Current status and updates are available here:

http://myfwc.com/research/redtide/statewide/

[MorningLover]

As Florida attempts to deal with the red tide algae bloom

on its Gulf Coast, a freshwater bloom on the other side of

the state has caused blue-green toxic slime to appear in

the St. Lucie River. A sample taken from the river on Aug.

2nd contained high levels of the toxin microcystin,

according to officials. The EPA notes that, while the liver is

the primary target of microcystin, it is also a skin, eye and

throat irritant.

Unlike the red tide, the bloom is not naturally occurring.

Nutrient pollution from agricultural and urban runoff causes

the majority of freshwater cyanobacteria, or blue-green

algae blooms, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife

Conservation Commission.

Under-reported toxins in St. Lucie River algae blooms a

health hazard, researchers say.......

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-lagoon/health/2018/08/16/test-toxins-middle-blu...

[ValuSkr]

I wonder if Naples is affected.  The map referenced earlier only quantifies the % change from a previous period.  My impression is that the main problem with red tide is that it's killing fish, which wash up on the beaches, which stink and render the beaches unpleasant.

[MorningLover]

Saturday, August 18, 2018

Provided by: Collier County Pollution Control

Current conditions: Respiratory irritation is being reported

at all Naples beaches when winds are blowing onshore.

Dead fish have been reported on Barefoot Beach,

Vanderbilt Beach, Seagate Beach, and Naples beaches in

the Cocohatchee estuary. 

The algae release toxins when they die, and in high concentrations can be deadly to fish and marine

mammals. The current bloom has killed fish, sea turtles,

manatees and a whale shark, littering some beaches with

carcasses.

The algae can cause coughs and other respiratory distress

in humans as breezes blow toxins inland. People have

reported respiratory irritation in several counties, the

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.

https://www.colliercountyfl.gov/your-government/divisions-f-r/pollution-control/red-tide/current-red...