Red Tide status …

Port Aransas area: The TAMU Image Flow Cytobot at the UTMSI Pier in Port Aransas continues to report very low to low concentrations of red tide. Water samples collected last week by the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) indicated low concentrations of red tide in northern Aransas Bay.

Corpus Christi Bay area: Water samples collected by TDSHS in Corpus Christi Bay indicated high concentrations of red tide along the south eastern side of Corpus Christ Bay and around Corpus Christi Channel near the intersection of the ICWW; moderate to low concentrations along the Corpus Christi Channel near Port Aransas; and low concentrations in Packery Channel. Reports of discolored water in the surf zone were also observed from North Packery Channel south to Bob Hall Pier.

South Padre Island area: Water samples collected by the Red Tide Rangers indicated low concentrations of red tide along the beach of South Padre Island and around the Brazos Santiago Pass.