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 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.

An outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning that has sickened at least 20 people has prompted health officials to urge those who harvested mussels from a stretch of Oregon’s coast since Saturday to ...

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) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Asthma, oral allergy syndrome and allergic rhinitis were linked to decreased odds for outgrowing shellfish ...

In Southeast Alaska this summer, researchers have seen extremely high levels of toxins in mussels and clams plucked from beaches, prompting state health officials last week to warn that harvesting and ...

Phyllis Clough was driving to the post office in the tiny Alaskan village of Old Harbor one summer afternoon when her lips went numb. Within minutes, her mouth was swollen and the numbness had spread ...

Framing it as a saltwater flavor of technology hubs, officials broke ground this week on the planned Shellfish Mariculture ...

An increase in carbon emissions are showing up not only in the air, but also in water. Now researchers and shellfish farmers are teaming up to see how marine plants can help stave off the effects of ...

For more than 20 years, rainfall forced shellfish bed closures for a minimum of eight days. The new Connecticut Department of Agriculture strategy, which cuts closures down by a day or two from the ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — 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 ...