Red Tide Kills Thousands Of Fish, Marine Life

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Large numbers of fish, turtles and other marine life are getting sick and dying along Florida’s Southwest coast where there are high concentrations of toxic red tide algae.
Crews on Florida’s Sanibel Island shoveled up and bagged dead fish Thursday as southwest Florida deals with one of the longest red tide outbreaks in years.
Red tide is a naturally-occurring toxic algae that often occurs along florida’s gulf coast. Higher than normal concentrations ar