Venice smells a little fishy

[Matteo]

myself, Tomro, Bruce119, and Purdue Pete met this morning for a midweek dive @ Alhambra...we noticed getting in the water that it smelled just a little funky, but nothing to be concerned about....surface was almost slick and vis varied from 3 to 8 ft....got a handful of smallish teeth and headed home...went to clean my gear and it stinks to high heaven!...I'm afraid the red tide is moving in and Venice may be a no-go for a while...it was barely noticeable at the beach, but after soaking in it for almost 2 hours, it's pretty nasty...won't make that mistake again!

 

[michaelb51]

I just walked to the beach to run the stankameter.

While it does seem mildly anaerobic, I think the stuff is not "here" just yet. It's likely near though. Today the tide was outgoing, and there was a single tide, so the bay is really emptying out well. Also, the seabreeze was just setting up against the easterly winds when I applied my nose to the measurement.

I'll try it again near sunset to see if the incoming tide brings news, good or bad.

I wonder if there's anywhere to get a k. brevis test kit?

 

[bruce119]

Matteo
I had a great time today I posted a report and a photo in the central FL section.
Bruce

 

[tomro]

It was fun getting soaked for about 1.5 hours in 3 to 8 foot vis lots of small fish nipping at my finger tips. NO TEETH for me just a rock!!!!!! I need to hone my hunting skills. I hope to see ya all again real soon. This week end work next scallops hunting I hope I'm better at that. I might have to go hungry. and then who knows were. any ideas?

 

[CBulla]

Yeah - if there is red tide, do NOT eat any scallops or oysters. They are literally little poison pills. We've had 11 people hospitalized for that here in SW FL.

 

[tomro]

We are going way up north, we are staying in Cedar Key but will have to either go north to horeshoe beach. I have not gotten any good reports so it may be just a day on the water looking around. I am bringing some fishing gear also. So if it's not scallops for dinner Saterday night it might have to be redfish or trout. Any time I can get my wife to join in it is a bonus.

 

[CBulla]

Here ya go, check this map - its an image map, so its regionalized. You'll get a dialogue box about the areas covered, then a report shows up. It tells if the shellfish are open or closed to harvest and the K.brevis count if there is one.

http://shellfish.floridaaquaculture.com/seas/seas_statusmap.htm