Tiny organisms called algae can have an outsized impact on working waterfronts. While many benefit their ecosystems, others ...

An on-demand video of “The Impact of Oyster Sommeliers and Specialists: Lessons for the Live Shellfish Industry,” is ...

On a cool morning in August, Stephen Payton stood at the edge of a dock in Seldovia, Alaska, dragging a fine, conical net at the end of a pole through the rippling ocean water. Screaming crows and ...

There’s nothing more summery than shucking some oysters, but you might want to think twice before you slurp them down—or at least check where your haul is coming from first. That’s because some ...

Paralytic shellfish poisoning is the most severe type of shellfish poisoning. It’s tied to algal blooms that state officials say are getting worse along with climate change. Oregon officials closed ...

Fish and shellfish are an important part of a healthy diet. Fish and shellfish contain high-quality protein and other essential nutrients, are low in saturated fat, and contain omega-3 fatty acids. A ...

The Washington State Department of Health has closed recreational harvest of molluscan shellfish in all of Whatcom County due to unsafe levels of a paralytic biotoxin. Molluscan shellfish include ...

All of Willapa Bay is currently closed to recreational shellfish harvest due to an elevated Diarrhetic Shellfish Poison toxin result... Read Story ...

The California Department of Public Health warned residents in Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties to refrain from harvesting and consuming mussels, clams, oysters and other bivalve shellfish ...

If you have a shellfish allergy, you’ll want to avoid the types of shellfish you are allergic to. Also, be mindful that most people who have an allergy to one type of shellfish may also have an ...

A new threat to New England's shellfish industry seems to be establishing itself more firmly, and regulators are trying to stay ahead of potentially deadly blooms of toxic algae that may be driven by ...

Portions of the Poquoson River will be closed to shellfish harvesting for at least several weeks starting Wednesday due to ...