Sunday, October 21, 2007

Orange Beach Red Tide Update- Sun, Oct. 21, 2007

October 21, 2007 - Orange Beach, AL - The last official Red Tide advisory for Orange Beach was published on Thursday, October 18th, from samples taken on Tuesday, October 16th. This advisory was published by the City of Orange Beach.

As of this report today, no new official updates for the Red Tide in Orange Beach are available. Any new updates about the Red Tide will be published on this page and on the home page of The Orange Beach Community Website as soon as they are received.

Below is a list of links to assist residents of and visitors to Orange Beach with information about the Red Tide.

Click here to see a Google Search for Orange Beach Red Tides.

Click here to view more information about Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) & Red Tides from the NOAA website.

Click here to view an interactive NOAA Map where reports of HAB have been found.
(Please note, the current map only shows HAB found on Perdido Key, and in other locations in Florida. It is not clear why this map does not show the evidence of HAB found in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores.)

Click on the following links for information about Red Tides from the associated source: Wikipedia, WHOI, WHOI Photos, Florida Fish and Wildlife, Florida Fish and Wildlife Current & Historical Maps.