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Red Tide for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has recently been updated.

October 9, 2009

The red tide bloom seems to have been transported north out of the South Padre Island area. TPWD received reports of aerosols yesterday from the Padre Island National Seashore, Packery Channel and Port Aransas. Water samples collected from around the Packery Channel jetties were found to contain low concentrations of Karenia brevis. TAMU’s Imaging Flow CytoBot detected low concentrations of Karenia brevis at the Port Aransas jetties as well. To date no fish kills have been reported in association with this event.

October 8, 2009

Water samples collected around the South Padre Island area yesterday and today contain very low cell counts and, in some areas, no cells. Mild irritation continues to be reported. To date no dead fish have been found in association with this bloom.

TPWD is following up on a report of eye irritation and discolored water at Packery Channel near Corpus Christi. Sample analysis is ongoing.

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