Red tide won't go away

A dead fish is pecked at by a gull at Lighthouse Point on Sanibel. Red Tide is killing fish off of the Island. / ANDREW WEST/The News-Press
 

Although Southwest Florida’s lingering red tide prompted the National Weather Service to issue a beach hazards statement Tuesday, conditions might be improving.

According to the statement, dead fish have been reported and patchy high or moderate respiratory impacts due to red tide are possible for Lee and Charlotte counties.