www.yourobserver.com stories: Red Tidehttps://www.yourobserver.com/news/red-tide/www.yourobserver.com stories: Red Tideen-usThu, 14 Nov 2024 07:05:00 -0500<![CDATA[Red tide alert issued for Sarasota County beaches ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2024/nov/14/red-tide-alert-sarasota-county/Observer StaffThu, 14 Nov 2024 07:05:00 -0500https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2024/nov/14/red-tide-alert-sarasota-county/<![CDATA[Local experts search for red tide answers ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/nov/14/experts-search-red-tide-answers/Carter WeinhoferTue, 14 Nov 2023 12:30:00 -0500https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/nov/14/experts-search-red-tide-answers/Drone footage captured Aug. 5, 2021, by Manatee County crews shows the Gulf of Mexico's red tide conditions right across from Longboat Key's Bayfront Park. The darker areas tend to show where concentrations of the red tide algae may be present.<![CDATA[Mote red tide water samples remain unalarming ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/28/mote-red-tide-water-samples-remain-unalarming/Lauren TronstadTue, 28 Mar 2023 10:45:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/28/mote-red-tide-water-samples-remain-unalarming/Senior Biologist Valeriy Palubok samples water from a dock at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.<![CDATA[Sarasota initiative guides homeowners to help combat red tide ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/28/sarasota-initiative-guides-homeowners-to-help-combat-red-tide/Ian SwabyTue, 28 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/28/sarasota-initiative-guides-homeowners-to-help-combat-red-tide/UF/FAS extension water resources agent Michael D’Imperio, IslandWalk representatives Audrey Sansotta-Weis and Mike Wasylik, Suncoast Waterkeeper Executive Director Abbey Tyrna, IslandWalk representative Russ Gerry, START Chair Sandy Gilbert, and Healthy Ponds Collaborative science communications coordinator Victoria Goldner<![CDATA[Red tide advisory lifted for Sarasota County beaches ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/23/red-tide-advisory-lifted-for-sarasota-county-beaches/Andrew WarfieldThu, 23 Mar 2023 13:15:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/23/red-tide-advisory-lifted-for-sarasota-county-beaches/Red tide levels at Siesta Beach were in the medium range. (File photo)<![CDATA[Local leaders agree: Steps need to be taken to combat red tide ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/20/local-leaders-agree-steps-need-to-be-taken-to-combat-red-tide/Lauren TronstadMon, 20 Mar 2023 14:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/20/local-leaders-agree-steps-need-to-be-taken-to-combat-red-tide/U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan hosted a roundtable with local leaders about recent red tide outbreaks on Florida's Gulf coast.<![CDATA[No-swim advisory issued for Lido Casino Beach ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/16/no-swim-advisory-issued-for-lido-beach/Andrew WarfieldThu, 16 Mar 2023 14:30:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/16/no-swim-advisory-issued-for-lido-beach/<![CDATA[City park red tide cleanup underway; Lido, Siesta beaches still waiting ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/16/city-park-red-tide-cleanup-underway-lido-siesta-beaches-still-waiting/Andrew WarfieldThu, 16 Mar 2023 14:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/16/city-park-red-tide-cleanup-underway-lido-siesta-beaches-still-waiting/A marine debris worker reaches beneath a bush to pluck a dead fish from the shore of Bayfront Park.<![CDATA[Red tide puts strain on local kayak businesses ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/15/red-tide-puts-strain-on-local-kayak-businesses/Lesley DwyerWed, 15 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/15/red-tide-puts-strain-on-local-kayak-businesses/Darrell Poole holds up a dead fish in front of the kayak launch at Ted Sperling Park.<![CDATA[Dead fish on the beach? Longboat leans on nature for cleanup. ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/15/dead-fish-on-the-beach-longboat-leans-on-nature-for-cleanup/Lauren TronstadWed, 15 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/15/dead-fish-on-the-beach-longboat-leans-on-nature-for-cleanup/Dead fish are common on beaches during red tide.<![CDATA[No-swim advisory posted for Bird Key Beach ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/09/no-swim-advisory-posted-for-bird-key-beach/Andrew WarfieldThu, 09 Mar 2023 16:45:00 -0500https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/mar/09/no-swim-advisory-posted-for-bird-key-beach/<![CDATA[Red tide levels persist at local beaches ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/feb/08/red-tide-levels-persist-at-local-beaches/Andrew WarfieldWed, 08 Feb 2023 16:16:00 -0500https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/feb/08/red-tide-levels-persist-at-local-beaches/<![CDATA[Health department posts red tide advisories from Nokomis to Longboat Key ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2022/dec/28/health-department-posts-red-tide-advisories-from-nokomis-to-longboat-key/Eric GarwoodWed, 28 Dec 2022 21:00:00 -0500https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2022/dec/28/health-department-posts-red-tide-advisories-from-nokomis-to-longboat-key/<![CDATA[Red tide detected on all 16 Sarasota County beaches ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2022/nov/10/red-tide-detected-on-all-16-sarasota-county-beaches/Eric GarwoodThu, 10 Nov 2022 14:30:00 -0500https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2022/nov/10/red-tide-detected-on-all-16-sarasota-county-beaches/Red tide levels at Siesta Beach were in the medium range. (File photo)<![CDATA[Red tide returns to southern Sarasota beaches ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2022/nov/02/red-tide-returns-to-southern-sarasota-beaches/Eric GarwoodWed, 02 Nov 2022 09:30:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2022/nov/02/red-tide-returns-to-southern-sarasota-beaches/<![CDATA[Red tide advisories rescinded in Sarasota County ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2022/oct/26/red-tide-advisories-rescinded-in-sarasota-county/Observer StaffWed, 26 Oct 2022 14:45:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2022/oct/26/red-tide-advisories-rescinded-in-sarasota-county/<![CDATA[Red tide detected in Sarasota County's southern beaches ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2022/oct/20/red-tide-detected-in-sarasota-countys-southern-beaches/Eric GarwoodThu, 20 Oct 2022 08:15:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2022/oct/20/red-tide-detected-in-sarasota-countys-southern-beaches/<![CDATA[Red tide status in Sarasota, Manatee counties ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2022/oct/19/red-tide-status-in-sarasota-manatee-counties/Observer StaffWed, 19 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2022/oct/19/red-tide-status-in-sarasota-manatee-counties/<![CDATA[Manatee County helps Longboat Key with red tide cleanup ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2021/oct/28/manatee-county-helps-longboat-key-with-red-tide-cleanup/Mark BerginThu, 28 Oct 2021 12:45:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2021/oct/28/manatee-county-helps-longboat-key-with-red-tide-cleanup/On July 12, dead fish are pictured at the Longboat Key public beach access point directly across from Bayfront Park. File photo<![CDATA[Red tide present in the Gulf, tests show ]]>https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2021/oct/01/red-tide-present-in-the-gulf-tests-show/David ConwayFri, 01 Oct 2021 16:00:00 -0400https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2021/oct/01/red-tide-present-in-the-gulf-tests-show/The county has posted signage at all but two area beaches informing the public about the presence of red tide. File photo