Pinellas County Government: Red Tide Update For June 22

Press release from the Pinellas County Government:

June 22, 2021

With Red Tide continuing to impact our beaches and waterways, Pinellas County will provide updates twice weekly about the conditions and our response. Here is the update for Tuesday, June 22:

Pinellas County water quality testing on Tuesday showed that Red Tide is continuing to move north. Most test locations south of Clearwater had low to very low concentrations of K brevis. Fort De Soto Park Gulf Pier had medium concentrations, which may be due to higher levels coming out of lower Tampa bay. In the north county, Clearwater Beach, Honeymoon Island and Fred Howard Park had medium concentrations.

The County's contractor had crews working the southern shoreline of Dunedin Causeway and Fred Howard Park this morning and again after 1 p.m.

County staff made the following observations during a helicopter flight provided by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office:

Beachesupdate.com provides the latest reported conditions at the county's beaches. Clicking on a yellow triangle brings up window with wind direction and speed, Red Tide levels and more. The Red Tide Respiratory Forecast Tool provides the risk level for respiratory irritation at a given beach.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission (FWC) is conducting water quality testing on Mondays, including within Tampa Bay. Pinellas County is testing Tuesday through Friday along the beaches. A combined GIS map can be viewed here. 

This press release was produced by the Pinellas County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.