Florida Vacation? Red Tide Outbreak

08/12/2018
If you are planning a vacation trip to the Florida Gulf Coast over the next several weeks, I highly recommend that you change your plans. We are presently experiencing a red tide outbreak of epic proportions with massive fish kills from the Tampa, St. Pete area southward.

Trust me, beach activities are not recommended at this time.
I don't want you to be sick or disappointed.


UPDATE 08/13/2018:
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Declares State of Emergency Amid Red Tide Crisis
Florida Governor Declares State of Emergency because of Red Tide | The Weather Channel

 

Freinds down in the Port Charlotte Harbor area said its really bad in their area. You can still come to the Emerald Coast for vacation, we aren't having any of those issues.

 

UPDATE 08/13/2018:
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Declares State of Emergency Amid Red Tide Crisis
Florida Governor Declares State of Emergency because of Red Tide | The Weather Channel

 

UPDATE 08/13/2018:
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Declares State of Emergency Amid Red Tide Crisis
Florida Governor Declares State of Emergency because of Red Tide | The Weather Channel

This is terrible!!!

 

This is terrible!!!

Trust me, living on the island is not all it's cracked up to be.
I don't intend to go through this again.

 

Trust me, living on the island is not all it's cracked up to be.
I don't intend to go through this again.

I feel for you!!! I can't imagine how horrible it must be!!!

 

I feel for you!!! I can't imagine how horrible it must be!!!

Have you been out to Siesta Key?

 

I loved camping on the beach in socal during red tide. the waves glowing in the dark was so cool. really stinks (literally...) about all the dying fauna though. the beach was always littered with dead clams.

 

Have you been out to Siesta Key?

No I haven't. I hear it's bad out there!!!

 

Yup lucky us

 

No I haven't. I hear it's bad out there!!!

Anna Maria / Holmes Beach


We need a major water change and a tanker of Prime

 

That's not good at all, there's going to be a lot of people out of work. There will be some fishing guide companies going under and the flow goes down stream from there. Restaurants, hotels, etc...

 

UPDATE 08/15/2018:

600,000 Pounds of Dead Fish !!!
Red tide along Florida coast has killed at least 300 tons of fish



Gulf of Mexico HAB Conditions Report

 

Volunteers Needed
(if you're in the area)




Red tide: Holmes Beach Police Department asks for volunteers to clean up shoreline

 

If I remember correctly you all had a bad outbreak of red tide last year, is this the same bloom or a new one?

 

If I remember correctly you all had a bad outbreak of red tide last year, is this the same bloom or a new one?

Same bloom expanded from south to north...
Not nearly this bad last year
Gulf of Mexico HAB Conditions Report

 

Really? That's incredible! I lived in Florida for about 15 years and do not remember one ever lasting that long, or in this case not dying out within a year. That is very alarming!!!!

 

HOPEFUL NEWS 08/19/2018
Scientists testing new solution to fight Florida's toxic red tide

 

Right now it's better then nothing, it may take years for the fish populations to come back in the affected areas.

 

This is a picture a friend of mine put on Facebook today of the Sarasota area.

 

That is horrendous. I wonder what would happen if someone where to gather up some of those dead fish and take them to Tallahassee, and then perhaps after a few days up to Washington DC. No, on second thought, that's really a bad ideal, but it just might get someone's attention.

 

That is horrendous. I wonder what would happen if someone where to gather up some of those dead fish and take them to Tallahassee, and then perhaps after a few days up to Washington DC. No, on second thought, that's really a bad ideal, but it just might get someone's attention.

Theres a good chance most of those fish are mullet judging by the size and coloration.

 

That is horrendous. I wonder what would happen if someone where to gather up some of those dead fish and take them to Tallahassee, and then perhaps after a few days up to Washington DC. No, on second thought, that's really a bad ideal, but it just might get someone's attention.

Theres a good chance most of those fish are mullet judging by the size and coloration.

 

That is horrendous. I wonder what would happen if someone where to gather up some of those dead fish and take them to Tallahassee, and then perhaps after a few days up to Washington DC. No, on second thought, that's really a bad ideal, but it just might get someone's attention.

 

I'm done with Florida
Just as soon as this wretched red tide has subsided and the clean-up is completed...our house goes up for sale and we're moving back to the fresh mountain air of Raton, New Mexico.


Jimmy Buffet can waste away in Florida.
As for me, I prefer the mountains

 

Yeah I live in south florida and the beaches don't look good

 

It's not going away anytime soon...

The most disgusting thing I've ever experienced

 

Unbelievable.

 

New Mexico sounds beautiful.

 

I'm sooooooo wanting out of Florida, but it's really difficult to sell an upscale home on the water these days. I can hardly wait for this nightmare to be over.