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Red tide on Anna Maria Island looks like this

By Jessica De Leon and Sara Nealeigh
County workers begin cleaning the hundreds of dead fish washed upon the shores of the Coquina Bayside Park Monday morning as signs of red tide begin appearing in Manatee County.
County workers begin cleaning the hundreds of dead fish washed upon the shores of the Coquina Bayside Park Monday morning as signs of red tide begin appearing in Manatee County. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com

Red tide has slammed into Anna Maria Island.

Here is what it looks like.

href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RedTide?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RedTide has begun accessing local beaches. The smell is apparent as you approach the shore, as is the color of the now murky water. #manateepublicbeach #ami pic.twitter.com/pfxsUk42wR— Jessica De Leon (@JDeleon1012) August 6, 2018

This story was originally published August 6, 2018 at 11:26 AM.

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