You aren't going to be able to forage for any food at all, 'murkn!
All part of the plan!!!
"Swath of coast closed to clamdiggers; Red tide halts shellfish harvesting" by James Vaznis, Globe Staff | June 13, 2008
Red tide forced state public health officials yesterday to close Boston Harbor to shellfishing for the first time in 36 years, making this year's outbreak one of the worst.
The single-celled algae carry toxins that concentrate over time in shellfish, such as soft-shell clams and mussels, making them poisonous, even lethal. Red tide often occurs in late spring and summer, when algae grow rapidly. Crabs, lobsters, fish, and shrimp are not affected.
Boston Harbor is a popular spot for clamming, attracting about 50 fishermen who harvest on average 15,000 to 20,000 bushels of clams annually, according to the state.
The decision to suspend harvesting does not reflect a setback for the cleanup of Boston Harbor, because red tide results from a natural, recurring marine algae and not from dumping pollutants, said Michael Hickey, chief biologist for the state's shellfish sanitation management program.
"It's not affecting recreational fishing, but it is affecting people's livelihood," Hickey said. "We hate to issue closures but our mission here is to first protect public health."
Government, protect public health?
More like sealing off resources for the elite, no doubt.
Sorry, readers, but I simply no longer believe what the government or agenda-pushing corporate media say anymore.
They lie about what I know, so why would they be telling the truth about what I don't?
The ban on harvesting now extends along the Massachusetts coast from the New Hampshire border to the Bourne-Sandwich town line, with the exception of an area in Plymouth, Kingston, and Duxbury.
This is considered the worst outbreak since 2005, and could rival that of 1972, when the state first grappled with the problem, which at that time extended to the Cape.
If it is a natural occurrence (not pollution), then WTF?
So before 1972, no one know knew about the toxicity, or... ?
Makes you wonder how human beings have survived all this time.
Red tide, so named because it can turn water a rust color, also is wreaking havoc on parts of the Maine coast and New Brunswick.
Massachusetts suspends harvesting when officials find 80 micrograms of the toxin in 100 grams of shellfish meat. In Boston Harbor, levels were at about that level, Hickey said, pointing out that the closure in this case is somewhat precautionary.
Oh, so I was RIGHT about the closure, huh?
It takes 250 to 300 micrograms of toxin to make a person ill. Clams and mussels already on the market are safe.
Should the ban on harvesting persist for a long time, it could drive up prices for popular summer dishes, such as fried clams or steamed mussels, as supply dwindles."
But it is NOT PLANNED or anything!!!
I never eat clams. They smell like shit!!!!
