The Florida Department of Health has issued several red tide warnings in Southwest Florida recently. In Sanibel, red tide has taken over popular beaches, causing concern among residents and visitors.

With great weather in the forecast, it’s shaping up to be a perfect beach weekend. However, visitors to the barrier islands should exercise caution. Hundreds of dead fish have washed up in a canal ...

Red tide cell counts are well into the "death zone" in Lee County waters as toxins in the Gulf have turned normally turquoise waters copper. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County issued an ...

A red tide bloom looming offshore since Hurricane Milton is now prompting health warnings in parts of Southwest Florida. In particular, areas around Sanibel Island and Naples showed high numbers of ...

Strolling the beach at Lighthouse Beach Park on Sanibel Island, Florida. Note: Except where noted, these photos were all taken the first week of January 2019. (Susan Glaser, The Plain Dealer) SANIBEL, ...

In Florida, a toxic algae bloom that began last fall has killed dolphins, sea turtles, manatees, even a whale shark. And the toxins are not only devastating to wildlife, but difficult for humans and ...

As the impacts of red tide have consumed headlines, the economic and environmental angles have been covered at length. But at ground zero for the toxic algae bloom, the emotional impact is palpable.

Dead animals are washing up in droves on local beaches, and weather forecasters are warning the public about red tide conditions between Sarasota and the Bonita Springs area. Unprecedented numbers of ...

A juvenile sea turtle that was rescued Saturday on Sanibel Island by a tourist is in guarded condition at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife. Robin Bast, a veterinarian at CROW, confirmed ...

A whale shark that washed up on a Sanibel beach over the weekend likely died due to red tide poisoning. Biologists at the Florida Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg examined various tissue ...