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Summerland key, fl, USA

Fl Keys Algal Bloom and Fish Kill; Summerland Key, Fl, USA · NOAAORR-9742

issued
2018-06-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2018-07-06 00:00Z
self-cancels
2018-07-06 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
24.660, -81.429
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

FL Keys Algal Bloom and Fish Kill; Summerland Key, FL, USA.
Summerland Key, FL, USA.
1. On June 22, 2018, the NOAA SSC was contacted by the FL Keys National Marine Sanctuary to report a large algal bloom and associated fish kill that began on June 21 and is continuing. ORR is checking with NESDIS and NCCOS for remote imagery and HABS monitoring information that could help define the bloom area that could then be modeled for a trajectory.
2. THREAT: OTHER.
3. POSITION 24.660N 081.429W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9742: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9742

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