For the first time in a century, the waters of Boston Harbor are now clean enough that shellfish from its outer communities ...

Eating shellfish regularly supports immune, brain, and metabolic health. Shellfish provide protein, vitamin B12, and essential minerals with relatively low mercury levels. Improper preparation and ...

When we think about the world of shellfish, there is tremendous diversity to consider—and there always seem to be new things to discover. Just last week I tried a new variety of clam that I hadn't ...

East Coast Shellfish Association Executive Director Robert Rheault said he spent his recent holiday season reacting to a U.S.

Mussels from Prince Edward Island, cockles from New Zealand, periwinkles from Cape Cod and clams from Vancouver -- the shellfish on our dinner plates have flown in from all over for the occasion. 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 ...

The Washington State Department of Health has closed recreational harvest of molluscan shellfish from Sandy Point up to the Canadian border due to unsafe levels of a paralytic biotoxin. Molluscan ...

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 ...

Love that clean water! For the first time in 100 years, commercial and recreational shellfishers will be allowed to direct harvest shellfish in Boston Harbor, according to the Massachusetts Division ...

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has issued an emergency closure of Indian ...

It’s been a little over hundred years since fishermen were free to catch shellfish in the Boston Harbor. But now, the state ...