Red tide’s ugly wake
SUN PHOTO BY JUSTIN FENNELL
Ryan Davis, left, and Pete Anderson came from the east coast of the state following the recent cold front in hopes of some good waves. They spent all day Friday in the water despite the presence of hundreds of dead fish due to red tide.
SUN PHOTO BY JUSTIN FENNELL
Area beaches are littered with the carcasses of dead fish despite county efforts to keep up with removal of the victims of red tide.
Officials say winds and waves overnight Thursday pushed more dead fish onto nearly every beach in Sarasota County. Friday, crews were spread across the entire coastline doing what they could to pick up the debris in what was a long week.
“It’s a pretty big event today,” Sarasota County Parks & Recreation Manager George Tatge said, standing on Nokomis Beach Friday.
