As of the local news last night Red Tide was in Charlotte Harbor and Ft Myers beach at moderate levels. No red tide on Sanibel or Causeway Islands. I have seen no major mollusk mortality here on sanibel.
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> On Oct 5, 2018, at 1:44 PM, steve rosenthal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hello Harry et al,
>
> As Harry knows, I am not in fastidious edit mode when I type emails,
> especially on a small keyboard on a small computer with a tricky
> caps/cap lock key..... However any taxonomic (Latin) errors are to be
> ascribed elsewhere as the bulk of my email was a cut and paste from
> the FWC red tide report.
>
> Regarding the actual impacts of the red tide, perhaps Ken Piech or
> others can comment if there continues to be any unusual apparent
> molluscan mortality down there still.
>
> SR
>
>> On 10/5/18, José H. Leal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> "Basionym *Gymnodinium breve* ..."
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>>> On Fri, Oct 5, 2018 at 12:22 PM Harry Lee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Steve,
>>>
>>> One wonders how come you go to the trouble of to capitalizing the words
>>> "Red Tide" and "NOT" but not "i," "steven," and "rosenthal." Have you
>>> developed a double standard or is it metaphoric modesty?
>>>
>>> I take it another of your begrudged capital letters, "K." [no italics to
>>> simulate what may be a keyboard or programmatic shortcoming] stands for
>>> *Karenia
>>> *<http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=233015>
>>> <http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=233015>, the
>>> genus into which the principal red tide agent (basionym *Gymnodidium
>>> breve* Davis, 1948; e.g., <http://www.jaxshells.org/mollusk2.htm>
>>> <http://www.jaxshells.org/mollusk2.htm>) has been transferred. Note that
>>> the the nomenclatorial convention used for the Kingdom Chromista, like
>>> that
>>> of that of our botanist buddies, exalt the author who placed the
>>> species-level taxon in the currently-accepted genus and relegate the guy
>>> who did the original heavy-lifting to parentheses. Those who demean the
>>> complexities of the International Code of *Zoological* [emphasis added]
>>> Nomenclature should be thankful they're not operating under the
>>> cumbersome
>>> constraints of those taxonomists working with non-animal biota.
>>>
>>> Your grammatical gadfly/conchological cohort,
>>> Harry
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/4/2018 5:38 PM, steve rosenthal wrote:
>>>
>>> re Red Tides - the FLorida wildlife commision (FWC) issues a weekly
>>> report, you can access it by googling "Florida Red Tide Report"> I
>>> will past the most recent one below (Atlantic coast is indeed
>>> mentioned) that i just looked up. Note that various sites for Lee
>>> County offer info on Red Tides, one i viewed recently implied that all
>>> was well, but its NOT according to the FWC site... i would NOT trust
>>> anything that is coming from local sites with a commercial stake.
>>>
>>> Red Tide Mid-Week Update for October 3, 2018
>>> Current Conditions
>>> A bloom of the Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists in
>>> Southwest Florida and extends along ~135 miles of coastline, from
>>> northern Pinellas to northern Collier counties, and offshore (10 miles
>>> or more). A patchy bloom of K. brevis continues in Northwest Florida.
>>> A bloom of K. brevis was also observed on Florida’s East Coast for the
>>> first time this past week. Additional details are provided below.
>>>
>>> Over the past week in Southwest Florida, K. brevis concentrations
>>> generally decreased in areas of Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee and
>>> Collier counties, creating patchier bloom conditions along the coast.
>>> Observations of >1,000,000 K. brevis cells per liter (“high”
>>> concentrations) occurred in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Sarasota, and Lee
>>> counties and >10 miles offshore of Hillsborough County, but at fewer
>>> sites relative to last week.
>>> In Northwest Florida, K. brevis was observed in or offshore of
>>> Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf, and Pasco counties, with up to “medium”
>>> concentrations observed in Bay County and offshore of Walton County.
>>> On the East Coast, K. brevis was observed in St. Lucie, Martin and
>>> Palm Beach counties; up to “medium” concentrations occurred only in
>>> and offshore of Palm Beach County.
>>> Fish Kills
>>> In Southwest Florida, reports of fish kills were received for multiple
>>> locations in Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee and Collier
>>> counties. In Northwest Florida, reports of fish kills were received
>>> for areas in and/or offshore of Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf and
>>> Franklin counties. Along the East Coast of Florida, reports of fish
>>> kills were received for St. Lucie and Palm Beach counties.
>>>
>>> Respiratory Irritation
>>> Respiratory irritation was reported in Southwest Florida (in Pinellas,
>>> Manatee, Sarasota, Lee and Collier counties) and along the East Coast
>>> of Florida (in Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties) over the past week.
>>>
>>> Forecast
>>> Forecasts by the USF-FWC Collaboration for Prediction of Red
>>> TidesExternal Website for Pinellas to northern Monroe counties predict
>>> northwestern transport of surface waters and net southeastern movement
>>> of subsurface waters for most areas over the next three days.
>>> Three-day forecasts for Northwest Florida predict minimal net
>>> transport of surface waters and northeastern movement of subsurface
>>> waters from Escambia to western Gulf counties. Forecasts for Pasco
>>> County predict northwestern transport of surface waters and eastern
>>> movement of subsurface waters over the next 3 days.
>>>
>>> The next complete red tide status report will be posted on Friday, October
>>> 5th.
>>>
>>> Red Tide Status Map (October 3, 2018)
>>> 09-25-10-02.jpg
>>>
>>> On 10/4/18, Karlynn Morgan <[log in to unmask]>
>>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> According to reports I've received, Portsmouth, Ocracoke and Shackleford
>>> Islands are open. I've seen photos of a huge beach haul from
>>> Portsmouth. No Red Tide reports from NC - Good Luck!
>>>
>>> Karlynn
>>> NC - USA
>>>
>>> On 10/4/2018 5:06 PM, David Kirsh wrote:
>>>
>>> Listers,
>>>
>>> Has anyone been to the NC coastline post Florence? In the last week or
>>> so?
>>> Are there places that are passable for collecting?
>>>
>>> In a different area: I saw one report that the Red Tide on Florida’s
>>> southwest is not only severe and continuing but is forecast to possibly
>>> last into the winter tourist season. I also heard another report that Red
>>> Tide has reached the Atlantic Coast. Have others heard about this
>>> continuing through the winter months?
>>>
>>> David Kirsh, LPC, RN
>>>
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