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Red Tide Florida 2024 Predictions Red Tide. The red tide organism, karenia brevis, was observed at background concentrations in one sample from the florida east coast over the past week. Seasonal prediction follows from the recognition that karenia brevis red tide, of offshore origin, thrives under the low nutrient conditions generally found in the middle of the west florida continental shelf (wfs).

Karenia brevis blooms can cause respiratory illness and eye irritation in humans. In the gulf of mexico, some harmful algal blooms are caused by the microscopic algae species karenia brevis, commonly called red tide.