While Gulf waters off Manasota Key and elsewhere in Charlotte and Sarasota counties remain red tide free, Lee and Collier counties’ waters continue to carry toxic with red tide algae.
The toxic blooms, however, may be creeping up the coast, and some algae has been found in samples in lower Charlotte Harbor.
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