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Red menace

Scientists are just beginning to understand the algae blooms that have closed shellfish beds from Maine to Martha's Vineyard

By Carolyn Y. Johnson
Globe Staff / June 14, 2005

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As state officials scramble for disaster relief for shellfishermen strapped by the worst bloom of red tide in decades, scientists are trying to figure out whether the toxic algae explosion hints at an ecological disaster. (Full article: 1067 words)

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