As the heat of summer begins, officials are reminding shellfish enthusiasts about safety when it comes to harvesting, and ...

A complete Cretaceous shellfish fossil. (University of Portsmouth) Nature has imbued its mothers with many surprisingly ...

Squid, cuttlefish, octopus and other cephalopods will now be included within the regulatory definition of shellfish.

Shellfish beds or reefs, formed by mussels and oysters, have declined worldwide. Sterre Witte, who conducted her Ph.D. research at the NIOZ Coastal Systems department, has investigated how we can ...

Local clammers and shellfish companies are likely losing hundreds to thousands of dollars each day harvesting remains closed, ...

An outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning that has sickened at least 20 people has prompted health officials to urge those who harvested mussels from a stretch of Oregon’s coast since Saturday to ...

The state Health Department is advising restaurants and retailers in Hawaii not to serve or sell certain oysters and bay clams harvested from Oregon and Washington state due to potential contamination ...

Shellfish harvesters in Hood Canal are being urged to stay away after state health officials detected lethal levels of ...

From harvesting times and poisoned shellfish to tagged crabs and smuggled crustaceans, here’s what you need to know this crabbing season.

Washington state warns against shellfish harvesting in Hood Canal after toxic levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning were ...

Biotoxin levels dropped in shellfish in the area. Shellfish harvest south of Sandy Point to the Skagit County border remains ...