The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.

The state has a new focus on how climate change is affecting clams, oysters, mussels, seaweed, marine worms, periwinkles and whelks. Meredith White, who was the director of research and development ...

The Washington Department of Health issued a biotoxin notice Tuesday closing all recreational bivalve harvesting along the Washington coast. An outbreak of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) sickened ...

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Scientists have drastically expanded the list of bivalve species, such as clams, oysters, mussels, scallops and their relatives, that humans are known to harvest and identified the traits that make ...

Vitamin B12 supports red blood cells, nerve health, and DNA production, with adults needing about 2.4 micrograms daily. Shellfish like clams, oysters, and mussels are the richest sources, while dairy, ...

People should avoid eating sport-caught mussels, oysters, clams and scallops in San Luis Obispo County until further notice, the California Department of Public Health warned Friday afternoon. Bivalve ...

Washington state officials declared an emergency closure Thursday for the harvest of clams, oysters and mussels from Drayton Harbor near Blaine. The emergency closure was issued by the Washington ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — Shellfish harvesting season is drawing to a close May 28, as the water temperature begins to heat up and the shoreline oyster beds are restored for breeding season. According ...

New York City is famous for many things, but its seafood buffets might just be one of the best-kept secrets among locals. When you're craving fresh crab legs, succulent shrimp, or oysters on the half ...