Red Tide Closes Popular Shellfishing Areas Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend

Red tide closes popular shellfishing areas ahead of Memorial Day weekend

New Hampshire officials close coastal waters to shellfishing due to red tide, citing elevated toxin levels in mussels. Lobster harvesting remains unaffected.

Atlantic coast and Hampton/Seabrook Harbor shellfishing closed because due to red tide

Officials from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, in coordination with the shellfish industry, have closed New Hampshire’s Atlantic coastal waters, and the waters of Hampton/Seabrook Harbor, to the taking of…

Popular tourist attraction closes for a day as Pacheedaht harvest seafood unencumbered | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

Popular tourist attraction closes for a day as Pacheedaht harvest seafood unencumbered Eric Plummer Wed, 05/21/2025 - 23:45 Port Renfrew, BC The B.C. Ministry of Environment and Parks is temporarily closing Botanical Beach in Juan de Fuca Park for 24 hours, beginning Sunday, May 25. The announced closure is intended to keep the public out of the popular tourist attraction to allow members of the Pacheedaht First Nation privacy and freedom to har…

Rare natural phenomenon – The "red tide" turns the water at Jomtien Beach reddish and creates frothy bubbles. PATTAYA, Thailand – A rare natural phenomenon known as the "red tide" – also jokingly called "walkao" ("walkao" = whale droppings) in Thai colloquial – astonished beachgoers on Jomtien Beach in front of Wat Mai Hat Kratheung Thong on Wednesday. Reddish-brown discoloration in the sea and frothy bubbles on the shore caused many to look que…