Red Tide is an ongoing problem Southwest Florida is experiencing and struggling with in the wake of Hurricane Ian. While Red Tide does bring a lousy stench and dead fish along, the problem is bigger than merely that. Captain Ozzie Fischer is a second-generation boat captain and has been showing people the way of the […]
Red tide is taking a toll on Southwest Florida, but many people in town are trying to enjoy the beach anyway.
Someone trying to clean up Fort Myers Beach has been tossing dead fish behind Town Hall with garbage and debris, and neighbors are complaining.
Collier County is experiencing medium to high concentrations of Red Tide, causing an unwelcoming sight for some beaches.
It’s that time of the year when many people come to Southwest Florida to go to the beach, but those beaches smell pretty bad from all the Red Tide and dead fish.
The sight and smell of the dead fish left piled up on the sand by red tide are enough to keep a lot of people away from places that are usually crowded, like Bonita Beach Park.
A fish kill is filling up the water in Southwest Florida. As more people start to pile into the area, and beaches reopen, the fish kill will become a bigger problem. In Naples, city council authorized the city manager to spend up to $100,000 to expedite the cleanup of dead fish within the city waterways […]
The dog beach officially reopened for the first time since Hurricane Ian on Wednesday.
Red tide and blue-green algae are two harmful algal blooms no one wants to see.
From Sarasota down to Marco Island, every coastal community in the WINK News viewing area is seeing red tide.