Red tide uptick spurs respiratory warning at Florida beaches
• The National Weather Service says people may experience respiratory problems because of a persistent bloom of toxic red tide off Florida’s Gulf coast.
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• The National Weather Service says people may experience respiratory problems because of a persistent bloom of toxic red tide off Florida’s Gulf coast.
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![Dead fish are visible in the water at North Shore Park on Friday in St. Petersburg. The Sunshine City has become the epicenter of Tampa Bay’s ongoing Red Tide crisis, and no one can say when it will get better. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]](https://wmfeimages.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/14162459/red-tide.jpg)
• Amid the stench of dead fish, protesters marched along Florida’s Tampa Bay to call for state assistance in dealing with a growing outbreak of harmful red tide.
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• ST. PETERSBURG — The Sunshine City and its sparkling waterfront parks have become the center of Tampa Bay’s Red Tide crisis. Rafts of dead fish are washing ashore more quickly than crews can gather the carcasses. Workers have picked up 477 tons of dead marine life from the coastline in recent weeks, according to Mayor Rick Kriseman. That accounts for the overwhelming majority of more than 600 tons picked up across Pinellas County. Scientists continue to detect high levels of Red Tide through much of the bay, with no sign of immediate relief on the horizon. “It’s here. It’s bad. And there’s not much we can do other than make sure we’re all communicating well,” Florida Fish and …
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• The continuing toll of dead fish piling up on the city’s shorelines has prompted St. Petersburg officials to ask the governor for help in combating red tide.
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• The smell of dead fish filled the downtown St. Petersburg waterfront, as scores of catfish and horseshoe crabs killed by red tide floated belly-up in the shadow of the city marina.
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• Health officials say red tide could cause people along certain parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast to experience respiratory irritation.
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• The smell of dead fish belied the look of the place — the perfect portrait of a lazy summer day at Ballast Point Park.
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