5-15-2025 Red Tide Update

5-15-2025 Red Tide UpdatePost Date:05/15/2025 2:30 PM Thursday, May 15, 2025 Provided by: Collier County Pollution Control Current conditions: Below are the most recent sample results. No reports of respiratory irritation or fish kills have been received. Forecast: No red tide impacts are expected at this time. To get the red tide respiratory forecast, please visit https://habforecast.gcoos.org. To get the current beach conditions, please visit https://visitbeaches.org. The next sample collection will be Monday, May 19, 2025. Results may be available late Tuesday, May 20, 2025. To report dead fish, call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Fish Kill Hotline at (800) 636-0511. To speak to a health professional regarding red tide symptoms, call the Florida Poison Information Center toll free at (800) 222-1222. To view current Health Alerts issued by the Collier County Department of Health, please visit https://collier.floridahealth.gov/alerts.html. For more red tide information, visit https://www.colliercountyfl.gov/redtideupdate. To access the statewide red tide sampling map, please visit https://http://myfwc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=87162eec3eb846218cec711d16462a72 To access the most recent NOAA satellite imagery showing the location of red tide, please visit https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/science-areas/habs/hab-forecasts/gulf-of-mexico/florida-satellite-imagery/. To get red tide respiratory forecasts updated every 3 hours, visit https://habforecast.gcoos.org/ Collier County Red Tide Update Sample Date Location *Results Sampling Agency 5/12/2025 Barefoot Beach NOT PRESENT Pollution Control 5/12/2025 Vanderbilt Beach NOT PRESENT Pollution Control 5/12/2025 Seagate Beach NOT PRESENT Pollution Control 5/12/2025 Naples Pier NOT PRESENT Pollution Control 5/12/2025 South Marco Beach NOT PRESENT Pollution Control *KEY TO RED TIDE LEVELS-Table provided by Florida Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) Description Karenia brevis cells/L Possible Effects (Karenia brevis only) NOT PRESENT - BACKGROUND 0 - 1,000 None anticipated VERY LOW >1,000 - 10,000 Possible respiratory irritation; shellfish harvesting closures ≥ 5,000 cells/L LOW >10,000 - 100,000 Respiratory irritation; possible fish kills and bloom chlorophyll probably detected by satellites at upper range MEDIUM >100,000 - 1,000,000 Respiratory irritation and probable fish kills HIGH >1,000,000 As above plus discoloration Return to full list >>