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Map of the six numbered water sampling sites in the Gulf County Canal, the Intracoastal Waterway and the mouth of the Gulf Canal.

November 12, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: Commissioners review preliminary red tide water sampling results

Preliminary results are in from the Oct. 29 sampling at six sites in the Gulf County Canal, the Intracoastal Waterway and the mouth of the Gulf Canal. The remaining results will be shared at the Board meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 24.

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A water sampler labels bottles for fecal bacteria testing on a boat in St. Joseph Bay.

October 28, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: County funds St. Joseph Bay water sampling in response to red tide

Commissioners approved nutrient and bacteria testing at six sites around the bay on Oct. 29, working with the St. Andrew and St. Joseph Bays Estuary Program, to help pinpoint what is feeding the bloom.

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September 24, 2026