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To: Ken Adams who wrote (151073)9/4/2007 5:50:05 PM
From: Alan Smithee  Respond to of 225578
 
Ken,

I believe the concern is that the algae can give off a toxin that can make you very sick.



To: Ken Adams who wrote (151073)9/4/2007 7:50:15 PM
From: Neeka  Respond to of 225578
 
This is what it said at alan's wiki link...

You DO NOT want to eat anything that comes from a red tide area.

These blooms of organisms cause severe disruptions in fisheries of these waters as the toxins in these organism cause filter-feeding shellfish in affected waters to become poisonous for human consumption due to saxitoxin.