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MarineFisheries Advisories
 

PSP Opening - Soft-Shelled Clams and Blue Mussels only from N4, N5, and N9
" The Division of Marine Fisheries has determined that Soft-shelled clams Mya arenaria and Blue mussels Mytilus edulis from the below-defined areas no longer contain biotoxins (Paralytic Shellfish Poison-( PSP )) from the phytoplankton Alexandrium (spp.) in excess of established standards..." [July 3, 2008]

 

PSP Opening - Bivalve Shellfish from a Portion of the Nauset System
"The Division of Marine Fisheries has determined that bivalve shellfish from areas OC:2 through OC:5 defined below no longer contain biotoxins (Paralytic Shellfish Poison-(PSP)) from the phytoplankton Alexandrium (spp.) in excess of established standards..." [July 2, 2008]

 

PSP Opening - Blue Mussel in Pleasant Bay
"The Division of Marine Fisheries has determined that Blue mussels Mytilus edulis from the below-defined areas no longer contain biotoxins (Paralytic Shellfish Poison-(PSP)) from the phytoplankton Alexandrium (spp.) in excess of established standards.  These areas remain closed to the harvesting of all other shellfish. ..." [July 1, 2008]

 

PSP Opening - Softshell Clams in Essex Bay (N7)
"The Division of Marine Fisheries has determined that Soft-shelled clams Mya arenaria from the below-defined area no longer contain biotoxins (Paralytic Shellfish Poison-(PSP)) from the phytoplankton Alexandrium (spp.) in excess of established standards. This area remains closed to the harvesting of all other shellfish..." [June 27, 2008]

 

PSP Opening - Mussels Only in Nauset System (OC2-OC6)
"The Division of Marine Fisheries has determined that Blue mussels Mytilus edulis from the below-defined areas no longer contain biotoxins (Paralytic Shellfish Poison-( PSP )) from the phytoplankton Alexandrium (spp.) in excess of established standards..." [June 26, 2008]

 

PSP Closure - Surf Clams, Ocean Quahogs, Whole Sea Scallops and Carnivorous Moon Snails from SC47, NS1, NS2, OC1, NT7, and NT8
"The Division of Marine Fisheries has determined that the molluscan shellfish Surf clams, Spisula solidissima, Ocean quahogs, Arctica islandica, and whole or roe-on Sea scallops, Placopecten magellanicus and the carnivorous Moon snails Lunatia heros and Polinices (spp.) from the below-defined areas contain Paralytic Shellfish Poison toxin (also known as "Red Tide")..." [June 26, 2008]

 

PSP Closure - All Shellfish from Pleasant Bay
"Due to Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) toxin (also known as “Red Tide”) in shellfish and reported elevated phytoplankton levels of the dinoflagellate Alexandrium (spp.), the Division of Marine Fisheries has closed the below-defined Pleasant Bay System..." [June 20, 2008]

 

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