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Before Hurricane Ian struck, scientists were monitoring water from the mouth of Tampa Bay near Manatee River, all the way up to Cockroach Bay, on the southeastern shore of Hillsborough County for possible effects of a Piney Point stormwater release.
Four areas in lower Tampa Bay that had low concentrations of red tide earlier this week now have medium concentrations.
The Hillsborough County Health Department issued a health alert on Thursday.
Elevated levels of Red Tide were detected in water samples taken from parts of Tampa Bay. Now Hillsborough County health officials are advising people against swimming in certain areas. Medium concentrations of Red Tide were detected in four samples from June 1 and June 2 pulled around Port Manatee in lower Tampa Bay, according to a map from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...
Health officials in Hillsborough County are advising people about red tide detected in parts of lower and middle Tampa Bay.