Gov. DeSantis Urged to Declare State of Emergency Due to Red Tide

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“Tampa Bay has been a shining example of successful habitat restoration. We need to remove dead fish and wildlife as soon as possible as their decomposition is fueling even more catastrophic red tide outbreaks, which could set back decades of progress to restore the bay.”

- Elizabeth Fleming, Senior Florida Representative at Defenders of Wildlife

More than two dozen local businesses and conservation groups today asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency due to the ongoing red tide and fish kills in and around Tampa Bay. The St. Petersburg city council and mayor also have requested that the governor declare a state of emergency to help coordinate and fund desperately needed cleanup efforts and mitigate the worsening red tide.

Gov. DeSantis Urged to Declare State of Emergency Due to Red Tide

 

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Here is another relevant article pertaining to Red Tide in Florida.

Tampa Bay’s Catastrophic Red Tide Could Preview Florida’s Future

A large outbreak of highly toxic algae or “red tide” continues to impact Gulf Coast communities in Southwest Florida, resulting in the deaths of over 1,500 tons of marine life and fish, including manatees, goliath groupers, dolphins and endangered sea turtles along St. Petersburg and Pinellas County beaches. This red tide represents Florida’s second major red tide flare-up in three years, after a massive bloom killed 2,000 tons of marine species in Southwest Florida in 2018.

Tampa Bay’s Catastrophic Red Tide Could Preview Florida’s Future