Red Tide detected in the Gulf, health alert issued for several Sarasota County beaches

The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County (DOH-Sarasota) said there are elevated levels of red tide detected on beaches in the area. Due to elevated counts of red tide from Monday's beach water samples, the DOH-Sarasota said it will post signage at several beaches to advise the public that red tide is present. The following beaches have elevated red tide levels: Turtle Beach Nokomis Beach North Jetty Venice Beach Service Club Park Venice Fishing Pier Brohard Beach Caspersen Beach