The surface observations of equivalent chlorophyll stocks (ug chl l–1) of K. brevis abundance (assuming 10 –5 ug chl cell–1) during (a) July–December 2000 off Texas [Denton and Contreras, 2004], where the red tide propagated southwards, from Port Arthur to Port Isabel, and (b) October–December 1957 off Florida [Dragovich et al., 1961; Dragovich, 1963], where the red tide mainly propagated northwards, from Naples to Tampa.