Where Are HABs?

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.

Find more information on the location of blue green algae (cyanobacteria) by visiting the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Algal Bloom website.  To report blooms or their associated effects, contact the DEP’s Algal Bloom Reporting Hotline at 1-855-305-3903.

Find more information on the location of red tide by visiting the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Red Tide Status website.  The latest red tide status report is also available by phone at 866-300-9399 for in-state callers or at 727-502-4956 for out-of-state callers.