This National Ocean Service (NOS) web page reports the declaration of the 2005 Massachusetts shellfish fishery "commercial failure" triggered by a massive red tide bloom in the New England region. The action was made through a provision of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and covers the molluscan shellfish fishery in state waters and Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahogs in federal waters. This page summarizes the provisions of Section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act that apply to actions under this declaration.
Subject: Biology:Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Microbiology Resource Type: Policy Resources Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8) Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
