There was good news for shellfish farmers last month, with confirmation from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) that a change to the way in which E. coli levels are determined in bivalve molluscan ...

A public hearing on three proposed shellfish bottom and water column leases in Hyde County is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at Hyde County Courthouse in Swan Quarter.

The farm is also committed to helping with abalone conservation; wild populations have experienced a huge decline since the ’70s from overfishing and habitat loss. The Cultured Abalone Farm’s hatchery ...

Opposition is mounting in Brixham after plans were unveiled for homes and a hotel on green fields on the outskirts of town. Developer Monksbridge Park Ltd plans to file a planning application in the ...

Republicans on the House Agriculture Committee on Friday released text for the farm bill and announced they will mark up the bill on Feb. 23 — with the framework drawing immediate criticism from the ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Iowa House lawmakers heard public comments on and voted to advance bills Tuesday that would create regulations for shellfish farms, prohibit lawsuits related ...

The sound of Nicolette Mariano and her crew at Treasure Coast Shellfish clacking and counting oysters emanates from the historic Sembler dock along the Indian River Drive working waterfront in ...

When he should have been writing fishing regulations, Gloucester’s former shellfish constable was writing term papers for his boss. The Massachusetts Ethics Commission says that the city’s former ...

Cape Charles, Virginia-based Cherrystone Aqua-Farms has become the first hard-shell clam farm in the US to achieve Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, the company confirmed. The ...

Oyster on a bed of salt in a blue bowl - Max2611/Getty Images While the hype around Seattle fish and chips is famous, locals know oysters are just as distinct to the region. Connoisseurs can taste the ...

Harvesting shellfish without purification has not been allowed in Boston Harbor since 1925, when a national typhoid epidemic was linked to contaminated oysters. (Video by Jenna Perlman/Globe staff) ...

It’s been a little over hundred years since residents or fishermen were able to catch shellfish safe to eat in the Boston Harbor. That was back when Boston sports fans were only beginning to realize ...