The emergency room medical director at HCA Florida Doctors Hospital answers questions about red tide and human health.

Don't want red tide to crash your spring break plans? Check out where algae is currently reported, what to know about blooms ...

Fish kills lingered across several Sarasota and Manatee County beaches after the long President's Day weekend.

While red tide counts reportedly fell in parts of Florida's Gulf coast, the toxic algae is suspected in the recent deaths of ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is reporting some patches of moderate to strong red tide, mostly toward ...

Red tide is caused by an algae called Karenia Brevis. This algae is always present in some concentrations in the Gulf waters.

Sunday afternoon, Chris Whittaker went to Holmes Beach to surf when he saw dead fish ... “There had been reports too of some red tide and blooms down south, so when the south wind kind of ...

Computer models from the University of South Florida, Ocean Circulation Lab, show low to very low concentrations of red tide ...

Currents still seem to have carried many dead fish and some concentration of red tide from that bloom toward Sarasota, Longboat Key and Anna Maria Island beaches over the past week. Water sample ...

If your skin is easily irritated, avoid red tide water. If you experience irritation, get out and thoroughly wash off with fresh water. Swimming near dead fish is not recommended. Symptoms from ...

If your skin is easily irritated, avoid red tide water. If you do experience irritation while swimming, get out immediately and thoroughly wash off. Do not swim among dead fish, because they can ...