Florida Wildlife Commission updates Redtide status Fridays by 5 pm at myfwc.com/redtidestatus or call their hotline 866.300.9399 (toll free inside FL otherwise 727.552.2448).

The Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium  provides a beach conditions service at  www.visitbeaches.org or 941-Beaches (941-232-2437). This service provides beach conditions reports from select beaches in the Southwest coast of Florida and the Florida Panhandle. The reports are subjective (no measurements taken, just an estimate) and designed to indicate to the beach goer which beach may be more preferable to visit at a particular time.