400 Dead Sea Turtles in Florida as Algae Crisis Continues

Veterinarian Dr. Heather Barron, from the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, cares for a Loggerhead sea turtle that was found washed ashore after becoming sick in the red tide on Aug. 1, 2018 in Sanibel, Fla. Dr. Barron said, this year's red tide is absolutely the worst she has seen for adult sea turtles. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Four hundred dead sea turtles have been found in Florida as the so-called red tide algae crisis continues.

The bloom conditions for the algae started in November 2017 and since then 400 stranded and dead turtles have been pulled from the waters off the coast of Southwest Florida, reported the Fort Myers News-Press.