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 ...

Trista Chan is a registered dietitian and hormone health expert with experience supporting the health of people navigating hormonal and metabolic challenges. Eating shellfish regularly supports immune ...

Due to a multibillion-dollar cleanup of Boston Harbor, shellfish caught in certain areas will soon be deemed safe for human consumption for the first time in more than a century, according to state ...

It's frosty out there, so get on your warmest clothes and head out into the areas of the Westport River open to shellfishing. The Westport Harbormaster announced that as of Monday, Jan. 5, at 8 a.m., ...

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 of Marine Fisheries.

Chris Warner has been harvesting seafood in coastal Maine since he was a teenager. It’s never been easy, but he’s never let the obstacles stand in his way. Sometimes, he says, it feels like he’s spent ...

Budd Inlet has been closed to recreational shellfish harvesting due to unsafe biotoxin levels. High levels of the biotoxin that produces diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) were recently detected in ...

A sign posted on Glass Beach along Bellingham Bay warns of toxic shellfish on Nov. 5, 2025, in Bellingham. Rachel Showalter The Bellingham Herald Following a series of closures due to the presence of ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A portion of the Broad Bay in Virginia Beach previously closed to shellfish harvesting due to a sewage release will reopen Thursday. The closure began Nov. 10. The untreated ...

In Alaska, a state brimming with iconic wildlife — from grizzly bears to king salmon, humpback whales to harbor seals — the charismatic, densely coated sea otter stands out as perhaps the state’s most ...

Researchers at UNC Wilmington are working to support North Carolina's growing shellfish industry. Oyster populations have declined due to unsustainable harvesting, development, and disease. Scientists ...