June 18, 2008
Red tide closes shellfish harvest areas
Cobscook Bay is closed for mussel, oyster and snail harvesting because toxic red tide algae has infested the area, the state Department of Marine Resources said this week.
In a statement released Monday, the agency said the algae bloom stretches from the Point of Main, near Machiasport, up to the Canadian border, encompassing all of Cobscook Bay. The closure means people can't harvest the region's mussels, European oysters and carnivorous snails.
Darcie Couture, director of the DMR's biotoxin monitoring program, told the Bangor Daily News she wasn't sure when the area would be safe for harvesting.
In a statement released Monday, the agency said the algae bloom stretches from the Point of Main, near Machiasport, up to the Canadian border, encompassing all of Cobscook Bay. The closure means people can't harvest the region's mussels, European oysters and carnivorous snails.
Darcie Couture, director of the DMR's biotoxin monitoring program, told the Bangor Daily News she wasn't sure when the area would be safe for harvesting.
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