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Register for one of three virtual public listening sessions for South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act
Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring System
Algal Blooms from Satellite for Southwest Florida
Karenia brevis is present in water samples, so blooms are likely to be Karenia brevis.
To access the Florida Gulf of Mexico HAB Forecast System, click here and view Satellite imagery with latest sampling data here.
For information and updates on Tampa Bay area, click here.
Images last updated: 10/02/2024
Click the next and previous arrows to view the most recent 13 usable images from the last 14 days.
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Image credit: The images were derived from Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite data from the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and were processed by NOAA, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science.
NOTE: Image quality will vary with clouds and satellite position (OLCI satellite background information). See more information about our bloom monitoring imagery.