FDA Recalls Raw Oysters and Clams in 9 States, May Spread Norovirus Despite Looking ‘Normal’ ...

The emergency closure comes after several people became sick after eating shellfish from Drayton Harbor in Whatcom County.

Over half of the Lynnhaven River is now open for shellfish harvesting as water quality improves, with more than 250 new acres approved, state officials say.

If there was a frontline in the fight over climate change, a good place to start might be oyster farms in places like the Pacific Northwest or the East Coast. A new study published Monday in Nature ...

On March 5 the Washington State Department of Health, via Whatcom County, ordered an emergency closure of recreational and commercial shellfish harvest in Drayton Harbor after illnesses were linked to ...

Those who want to lease public coastal waters to cultivate shellfish have until Aug. 1 to submit applications.

As the official start of summer approaches, federal officials are warning Americans to take extra precautions when eating oysters and clams to avoid a potentially deadly illness known as paralytic ...

Warm weather and low tides are good for harvesting shellfish, but nice weather is also ideal for naturally occurring bacteria to multiply, raising the risk of illness, warns the Washington State ...

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing later this month on proposed shellfish leases in Carteret County.The hearing i ...