Red Tide Puts Strain On Clam Industry In Cape Cod

WELLFLEET, MA - JUNE 13: Oyster beds stand ready for harvest at Indian Neck in Cape Cod Bay of Welfeet Harbor June 13, 2005 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Oyster dredgers in Welfleet Harbor are being kept at dock because of an outbreak of algae bloom called red tide, called the worst in decades by marine officials. States officials from Massachusetts to Maine have closed shellfish grounds in response. The algea does not harm oysters or other filter feeders like clams and mussels, but can cause serious illness among humans that injest the infected shellfish. (Photo by Jodi Hilton/Getty Images)