2012 was a moderate year with toxicity throughout most of
eastern Maine and western Maine down to the New Hampshire /
Massachusetts border. Parts of Massachusetts Bay were also
closed. 2011 Bloom Season 2011 was a moderate year with toxicity
through most of western Maine, down to the south shore of
Boston. Eastern Maine experienced closures but only in the far
eastern region (bordering Canada). 2010 Bloom Season 2010 was
marked by low toxicity and few Alexandrium cells. 2009 Bloom
Season 2009 was marked by high and widespread toxicity through
most of the Maine coast, with low toxicity in New Hampshire and
northern Massachusetts. 2008 Bloom Season A significant
regional-scale Alexandrium fundyense bloom occurred within the
Gulf of Maine in 2008. Toxicity was particularly high in eastern
Maine but also extended south to Massachusetts Bay and parts of
Cape Cod. An offshore bloom of the species was also detected on
Georges Bank. 2007 Bloom Season In 2007, toxicity was restricted
to sections of Eastern and Western