Algae Bloom Forces Suspension of Shellfishing in Parts of Down East Maine
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Press Herald] BY PETER MCGUIRE - September 15, 2017
It's the second straight year that a bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia, a phytoplankton that can carry toxic domoic acid, has forced a closure along large parts of the coast.
A marine algae bloom that can carry a potentially deadly neurotoxin has forced the suspension of shellfish harvesting in parts of Down East Maine.
The state Department of Marine Resources reported Thursday that it was monitoring an active bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia, an ocean phytoplankton that carries domoic acid, a toxin ...
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