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Alexandrium “Red Tide” in New England: 2009 Harmful Algal Bloom Update
Weekly Updates Archive
April 22, 2009
On April 17, 2009 some areas in the Nauset estuary were closed to the harvesting of blue mussels due to the presence of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins. Blooms in this area are thought to be isolated events that are not directly linked to blooms in the Gulf of Maine.