St. Petersburg, Fla. (970 WFLA)-The red tide algae bloom is entering Pinellas County.
The mid-week report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission indicates the concentrations in Pinellas are at low or background levels.
Red tide has also shown up in five other gulf coast counties: Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte,Lee, and Collier.
Those counties all report respiratory irritation and fish kills.Graphic credit:Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission