HAB Updates

Find current information about Florida's water quality status and public health notifications for harmful algal blooms and beach conditions by visiting Protecting Florida Together. Protecting Florida Together is the state's joint effort to provide water quality information through environmental transparency and a commitment to action.

Below is the state’s repository of Health Alert press releases that have been issued by County Health Departments (CHDs) in response to the presence of algae toxin in the affected waterbodies.

Learn more about areas where there are potential health impacts: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Mote Marine’s Beach Conditions Reporting System.

Find more information on the status of HABs in Florida: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Mote Marine's Beach Conditions Report.

For local harvesting status: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

For more health and safety information on HABs: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

HUMAN ILLNESS: Florida Department of Health or call Florida's Poison Control Centers, 1-800-222-1222.

FISH KILLS: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 1-800-636-0511.

BLUE-GREEN ALGAE BLOOMS: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 855-305-3903 or report online.

RED TIDE: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Red Tide

Florida Department of Health’s Division of Disease Control and Health Protection

STATE AGENCIES PARTNERS: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL PARTNERS: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Florida Poison Control Centers, Florida Water Management Districts, Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System, Mote Marine Laboratory, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.