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Maine is poised to battle through another heavy season of Red Tide affecting the state's shellfish industry this spring. Red Tide refers to spring blooms of an algae that normally lives well offshore but can be pulled close to shore where shellfish will feed on them. It doesn't affect the health of the shellfish, but the algae produces a nerve toxin that can kill humans who eat those shellfish.
Last spring an unusually wet spring created perfect conditions for spreading Red Tide throughout the New England coast. This spring has been exceptionally dry so far, but other conditions have favored an enormous bloom of the algae, and shellfish beds have already been closed in Southern Maine.
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