WHITING (AP) – Eastern Maine clam diggers are back to work now that the state Marine Resources Department has announced that red tide dangers have ebbed in the Cobscook Bay area.

More than 150 clammers were out of work for two months because of the red tide, which forced the state to close clam flats in the Trescott, Whiting, Edmunds and Perry. Those flats are mostly reopened following tests earlier this week.

Some areas still remain closed due to the red tide, which can cause fever, dizziness, nausea, paralysis and even death to people who eat infected shellfish. The toxin is harmless to shellfish.