Red tide returns to Tampa Bay: 'This is a major disaster here in the Tampa Bay region'

People living in Pinellas County said red tide is back and it's extreme in some areas along Tampa Bay.

People living in Coquina Key described it as the worst they have seen.

"This is like no red tide we’ve ever seen before. Goliath grouper, dead dolphin, dead tarpon," one woman living in Coquina Key, Beth Moch explained.

People who live along the water in Coquina Key said they have never seen this many fish die because of red tide.

"We’re seeing thousands and thousands of dead marine life in our waterways," another person living in Coquina Key, Mike McGraw said.

People said there were so many dead fish, the smell became unbearable.

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