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Algae bloom forces suspension of shellfishing in parts of Down East Maine

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 Department of Marine Resources reported on Thursday that it was monitoring an active bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia, an ocean phytoplankton carrying carry domoic acid, a toxin that can cause sickness, memory loss and brain damage in humans.

 

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