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It was a great day of sailing off the coast of northern Maine. Everyone was having a wonderful time cruising with the wind under bright blue skies on spectacular clear, azure waters. Late afternoon finds the crew coming into port when they noticed the usually crystal clear waters leading to port were now red along the shoreline. The waters were not just a little pink, but red and opaque. Someone asked if this was the infamous “red tide” they had often heard about; and, if so, what caused it?

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