Red Tide levels receding in Pinellas County Fort De Soto may still be a trouble spot, but other coastal areas are doing better, according to Pinellas officials. Â Â A bird inspects a dead fish along the beach at Honeymoon Island State Park on June 16 in Dunedin. A bloom concentration of Red Tide has continued to plague parts of Pinellas County beaches. [ CHRIS URSO | Times ] The Red Tide situation is improving somewhat on the Pinellas side of Tampa Bay. Water samples taken Tuesday at beaches from Pass-A-Grille to Fred Howard Park showed low concentrations of the microorganism Karenia brevis, which causes the toxic algal blooms, according to county officials.