![]() ![]() If fish are healthy, rinse fillets with tap or bottled water and throw out the guts. Do not harvest or eat molluscan shellfish and distressed or dead fish.If you have chronic respiratory problems, consider staying away from the beach, as red tide can affect your breathing.The Department makes the following recommendations: The beaches with elevated levels of red tide include: Longboat Key, Bird Key Park/Ringling Causeway, North Lido, Lido Casino, South Lido, Siesta Key, Turtle Beach, Nokomis Beach, North Jetty, Venice Beach, Service Club, Venice Fishing Pier, Brohard Beach, Caspersen Beach, Manasota Key and Blind Pass. The name “red tide” comes from the fact that overgrown algae can cause the water to change color. ![]() Red tide is is caused when algae grows out of control. Health officials recommend that anyone experiencing irritation of the eye, nose or throat to stay indoors, run your air conditioner and avoid the beach. Medium levels have also been reported in Manatee County, at Anna Maria Island and Longboat Pass. The state Department of Health said elevated levels of the toxin have been found at all 16 beaches in the county. ![]() Tropical Storm Nicole may have stirred up the Gulf of Mexico enough to send red tide onto beaches in Sarasota County. ![]()
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