Toxic 'Rust Tide' Returns, Raising Fears For Scallop Stocks
                                                                                                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                    
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An example of rust tide in Shinnecock Bay in 2017.  PRESS FILE 
                                                                                             
                                                                            
                                    
                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        An example of rust tide in Shinnecock Bay in 2017.  PRESS FILE 
                                                     
                                                 
                                                                                     
                                     
                                 
                                                        
                                
                                                                                                                                                            
                                            
Michael Wright  on Aug 5, 2020                                                                                                            
 
                                
                             
                                                
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