The content has not been reviewed for scientific accuracy or edited in any manner. This is the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department red tide update for October 6.
Red tide continues to affect fish, anglers, and beach-goers in areas of the Texas coast today.
Beginning with the lower coast, visible patches of red tide and breathing difficulty have been reported during the week along the Padre Island National Seashore as far south as the 35-mile marker. Numerous dead striped mullet were noted by Department investigators yesterday between mile markers 15 and 20. Along the middle Texas coast, dying fish and respiratory irritation were reported in Espiritu Santo Bay near Port O'Connor today. A fish kill is occurring at Matagorda, with dead and dying fish in the old Colorado river channel to the Intracoastal Waterway and around the jetties. Dead fish are found on the beach east to Mitchell's Cut and on the beach west of the mouth of the Colorado River, where a dead pilot whale was also seen.