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For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. One of the jewels of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries has been its venerable Massachusetts State Lobster Hatchery in Oak Bluffs. However the Vineyard Gazette reports that the hatchery may have to be appended to the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory as one way to allow it to continue to function. A $1 million project to upgrade and expand the facility is on hold as the state grapples with its fiscal crisis and its new governor, Mitt Romney, came to office on a ‘no new taxes‘ pledge. Two months ago,...

Toxic Algae Blamed for Marine Species Deaths (Anchor link was wrong: scroll down if you want to read the article on the site. The text is just the same as below.) SACRAMENTO, California, May 7, 2002 (ENS) - Toxic algae may be contaminating shellfish and killing marine mammals and seabirds along the Southern and Central California coast. Domoic acid, a naturally occurring toxic algae [that should be algal toxin], is the suspected culprit, say the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) and Department of Fish and Game (DFG). The agencies say dozens of marine mammals, including dolphins and sea...