Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) has been detected at levels of concern in shellfish samples collected along King County shorelines. As a result, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has closed all of King County to the recreational harvest of shellfish.

Public health officials announced the closure of all King County shorelines to recreational shellfish harvesting on Wednesday, after detecting potentially dangerous levels of the toxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP).

King County shorelines have been closed to recreational shellfish harvesting after high toxin levels were found in local shellfish, Public Health — Seattle and King County announced Wednesday in a news release.

Bawal kainin ang shellfish tulad ng tahong, talaba at halaan na mula sa mga karagatan sa Region 8 sa Eastern Visayas tulad ng Samar, Leyte at Tacloban.

The case of an alleged shellfish poaching ring on Washington’s Hood Canal has taken a twist. The owner of G&R Quality Seafood is now asking the state to give him back his license to harvest.

Washington, Sept 1 : A species of shellfish widely consumed in the Pacific over the past 3,000 years has increased in size despite, and possibly because of human activity in the area, says a new research.

Dear Lisa: Why is it that you can buy clams, oysters and mussels in the shell at the store, but not scallops? Just wondering. -- J.G.Dear J.G.: When properly handled, clams, oysters and mussels can remain alive and healthy for days after harvesting. ...

RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Human impact on a shellfish consumed in the Pacific for thousands of years may have caused the species to actually increase in size, U.S. researchers say. United States - Food - United Press International - Business - Environment

BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute (UCI) has received a $249,750 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to continue its coastal monitoring and policy initiative. read more

After two years of study, the state agency charged with cleaning up Puget Sound has come up with 20 “vital signs” it will use to measure the restoration.

In a counter-intuitive finding, new research shows that a species of shellfish widely consumed in the Pacific over the past 3,000 years has actually increased in size, despite -- and possibly because of -- increased human activity in the area.

The Santa Maria River is considered a “recreational use” waterway and shellfish are harvested in the Santa Maria Estuary, according to a recently released clean-water report focusing on fecal contamination in the region.

( North Carolina State University ) In a counter-intuitive finding, new research from North Carolina State University shows that a species of shellfish widely consumed in the Pacific over the past 3,000 years has actually increased in size, despite -- and possibly because of -- increased human activity in the area.

In my family’s continuing effort to eat more seafood, discovering scallops has been a wonderful addition to our menu. Quick to prepare, tender, and easy to eat, it has the same distinctive rich, buttery taste found in crab legs and lobster, without all the work.

A Lake Tahoe boater was slapped with a $5,000 penalty for allegedly evading watercraft inspectors who had ordered that the vessel be decontaminated after it was brought from out-of-state waters, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency officials said.

Oysters, clams and mussels should not be harvested from Escambia Bay.

The order came from State Health Officer Dr. Donald Williamson, and was issued as a result of possible bacteriological contamination of the oyster beds from recent heavy rainfall.

TACLOBAN CITY -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has confirmed the presence of red tide toxins in Carigara Bay, bringing to two the affected areas in Eastern Visayas.

A harmful algae bloom takes off in Kathryn Coyne's Lewes laboratory, turning a sample of saltwater yellow.

The Santa Maria River is considered a “recreational use” waterway and shellfish are harvested in the Santa Maria Estuary, according to a recently released clean-water report focusing on fecal contamination in the region.