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Red Tide spreading to affecting alll shelfish in O

Posted by David Beard, Boston.com Staff June 21, 2008 05:47 PM

The red tide warning issued for mussels in the Pleasant Bay area earlier this week escalated yesterday to a warning for all shellfish, said Michael Hickey, chief biologist from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fishery.

Pleasant Bay - bordered by Chatham, Hardwick, and Orleans - was closed Wednesday only for blue mussel, but the algae levels rose to a point that caused concerned for all shellfish species, Hickey said.

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