Red Tide is causing problems in Mexico Beach in Bay County. Mayor Al Cathey said the cleanup of the canal will be long and intensive because workers have had to remove the fish by hand with nets since machinery can’t fit in the canal. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said medium concentrations of Red Tide have been detected. The Red Tide algae was also detected offshore in other parts of Northwest Florida, including Okaloosa, Walton, and Gulf counties. Mayor Cathey said the city has limited manpower and has to rely on a crew of 16 inmates from the Bay County Jail to the remove dead fish. Cathey said the fish were being dumped in a nearby pit dug on city property.