Stonington - Sunday's heavy rainfall has closed two conditional shellfishing areas, areas A and the Outer Quiambaug Cove, the Stonington Shellfish Commission said Monday.These areas will

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Lake Tahoe boater is facing a $5,000 penalty for failing to comply with regulations designed to stop nonnative shellfish from infiltrating the lake.

Biologist John Supan thinks he has developed what may be the holy grail for oyster lovers: a hardy breed of the delectable shellfish that stays fat enough for consumers to eat throughout the year.

A Lake Tahoe boater is facing a $5,000 penalty for failing to comply with regulations designed to stop nonnative shellfish from infiltrating the lake.

BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer An effort to restore the eastern oyster population to the Keyport Harbor officially came to a close on Aug. 9, a day that marked the shutdown of the largest shellfish restoration project in New Jersey and New York. read more

GRAND ISLE, La. -- Biolo­gist John Supan thinks he has developed what may be the holy grail for oyster lovers: a hardy breed of the delectable shellfish that stays fat enough for con­sumers to eat throughout the year.

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered a key weapon in the molecular arsenal the infectious bacterium Vibrio parahaemolyticus (V. para) uses to kill cells and cause food poisoning in its human host. Dr. Kim Orth, associate professor of molecular biology at UT Southwestern, said the new research on the ocean-dwelling bacterium is leading to greater insights into how it ...

The Health Department is warning people not to eat shellfish caught in waters between Australind and Ravenswood.

The Health Department is warning people not to eat shellfish caught in waters between Australind and Ravenswood.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Fisheries and Oceans Canada is strongly advising shellfish harvesters in British Columbia to check whether fishing areas are open and shellfish are safe to consume before harvesting.

The baby is impossibly small at 3 weeks old. Even after one year, the small figure hardly seems near the adult size it will reach. Just holding that baby in your hands, feeling it move, fosters a sense of responsibility. Naming it increases that connection. You must protect this small creature, in any way you can.

Red tide, an algae bloom toxic to shellfish and fin fish, is already rampant in the waters off the South Fork of Long Island, having reappeared for the sixth year in a row and over a month earlier than years past, according to Stony Brook Southampton professor Dr. Chris Gobler and Peconic Baykeeper Kevin McAllister. Already [...]

GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — Biologist John Supan thinks he has developed what may be the holy grail for oyster lovers: a hardy breed of the delectable shellfish that stays fat enough for consumers to eat throughout the year. And unlike many oysters across the Gulf Coast, ruined by BP's massive oil spill and the fresh water poured in to fight it, Supan's oysters are all alive. Now, nearly four months ...

Biologist John Supan thinks he has developed what may be the holy grail for oyster lovers: a hardy breed of the delectable shellfish that stays fat enough for consumers to eat throughout the year.

Biologist John Supan thinks he has developed what might be the holy grail for oyster lovers: a hardy breed that stays fat enough for consumers to eat throughout the year. Oyster - Shellfish - Home - Cooking - Fish and Seafood

GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) - Biologist John Supan thinks he has developed what may be the holy grail for oyster lovers: a hardy breed of the delectable shellfish that stays fat enough for consumers to eat throughout the year. And unlike many oysters across the Gulf Coast, ruined by BP's massive oil spill and the fresh water poured in to fight it, Supan's oysters are all alive. Now, nearly four months ...

Biologist John Supan thinks he has developed what may be the holy grail for oyster lovers: a hardy breed of the delectable shellfish that stays fat enough for consumers to eat throughout the yea...

Waterford shellfish processor Erin Isle Seafood Ltd has become the latest Irish company to switch from sodium metabisulphite to the more effective Prawnfresh treatment for prawns.

The fledgling farmed oyster industry along the north-east coast of Vietnam has taken off under the guidance of a team of Australian shellfish experts.

Though some of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon has now disappeared, scientists are trying to figure out what the remaining oil is doing to marine life. A damage assessment for a place the size of the Gulf is a huge and complicated job, but out of sight does not mean out of mind.