Blue-Green Algae
On 5/31/22 sampling for cyanobacteria by the Lee County Environmental Lab reported
the presence of Dolichospermum and cyanobacterial filaments at the Alva Boat Ramp as visible specks. Dolichospermum, Microcystis, and cyanobacterial filaments were moderately abundant upstream of the Franklin Locks as streaks with some accumulation along the lock and at the Davis Boat Ramp with some accumulation along the seawall.
Over the past week, satellite imagery from Lake Okeechobee showed 20 - 25% bloom potential in Lake Okeechobee primarily along the northern shoreline and in Fisheating Bay.