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snippet: Display of state and municipal shellfish closures in the State of Maine.
summary: Display of state and municipal shellfish closures in the State of Maine.
extent: [[-114,-90],[-24,90]]
accessInformation: Maine Department of Marine Resources, Bureau of Public Health & Aquaculture
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typeKeywords: ["Data","Service","Map Service","ArcGIS Server"]
description: <div style='text-align:Left;font-size:12pt'><div><p><span>The Maine Department of Marine Resources closes state waters to shellfish (bivalve and carnivorous snail) harvest to protect public health from shellfish-born illness. Shellfish closures depicted in this map service include: bacterial closures due to water discharges and surface water fecal coliform values monitored in accordance with the National Shellfish Sanitation Program; biotoxin closures (species-specific) based on elevated toxin levels in shellfish tissue due to harmful algal bloom-producing phytoplankton in ambient waters; emergency closures due to precipitation-driven non-point source pollution, oil spills, beached dead whales, etc.; and conservation closures enacted by municipal governments.</span></p><p><span /></p><p><span>Data projection is NAD 1983 UTM Zone 19N.</span></p><p><span /></p><p><span>For more information about current shellfish closures in Maine, visit https://www.maine.gov/dmr/fisheries/shellfish/closures</span></p></div></div>
licenseInfo: <div style='text-align:Left;font-size:12pt'><p><span>The data provided in this map service are presented for public use as-is, with no guarantee of accuracy or completeness. The geographic boundaries of shellfish closures depicted herein are not to be construed or used as a "legal description". Legal notices are available at https://www.maine.gov/dmr/fisheries/shellfish/closures</span></p></div>
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title: DMR_Public_Health_Current_Shellfish_Closures
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tags: ["dmr","shellfish","NSSP","biotoxin","municipal shellfish conservation"]
culture: en-US
name: DMR_Public_Health_Current_Shellfish_Closures
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spatialReference: NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_19N