As a commercial oyster farmer, Mesdag has to send a sample of her product to state regulators every week during the selling ...

An American bullfrog, which is the largest frog species in North America Carl D. Howe via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.5 Each summer, warm weather and sunlight drive algae growth in ocean waters ...

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) reminds harvesters that shellfish closures are established to protect public health and that the status of harvest areas can change regularly. Harvesters should check ...

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 ...

Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced the government fined a group CAD 19,000 (USD 13,400, EUR 11,800) for harvesting shellfish from a contaminated area, among other Fisheries Act ...

We established the National Shellfish Initiative in partnership with shellfish farmers and shellfish restoration organizations to increase populations of bivalve shellfish —including oysters, clams, ...

Researchers studying the sharp decline between 1980 and 2010 in documented landings of the four most commercially-important bivalve mollusks—eastern oysters, northern quahogs, softshell clams and ...

As untold numbers of sea mammals and birds suffer and die from exposure to toxic algal blooms along California coastlines, including Orange County, state officials urge residents to exercise caution ...

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