[JohnD]

Originally Posted by ChrisS

Hi John, surprisingly the first link you post states K. brevis (red tide) was observed at background to very low concentrations in Sarasota County, as I recently read it was 'miles out' that link intimates red tide may be further inland.

Re the beaches, I didn't make comment in my post as I'm not monitoring. The info re water quality is coming from SW Fl Clean Water Activists, who regularly test various waters, and have been fighting Lake O discharges for a few years, plus island commercial fishermen/locals out boating keep residents water issues informed. The advisory to avoid swimming has been in place since last year, it's only an advisory, people can do as they wish, but be aware Lake O has been discharging since July.

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Chris, thanks for the reply. If I understand it correctly, there are no official advisories in force, only advisories from an activist group and only 1 recorded instance at very low levels. We need to keep things in proportion.