Chatham, MA - Red Tide/Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP)

Chatham Town Office

549 Main Street,
Chatham, MA 02633

PH: 508-945-5100
FAX: 508-945-3550
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Red Tide/Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP)

Additional Links

Link to Page	Link to Page	Link to Page
MA Department of Public Health Fact Sheet	MA Div. of Marine Fisheries	MA Div. of Marine Fisheries Red Tide Closure Notices & Map
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Page	Food and Drug Administration "Bad Bug Book"	Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
Centers for Disease Control

The Chatham Shellfish Department should be contacted for up-to-date

information on any shellfish area closures related to red tide events.

The links above provide information on Harmful Algae Blooms (aka "Red Tide").

Note, that a number of different organisms can cause the phenomenon called "Red Tide", so users are cautioned when viewing the information at the links above.