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 ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window The FDA says ...

Friends of the Bay partners with Oyster Bay to seed clams, aiming to restore shellfish populations and improve water quality ...

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 ...

Two Florida-based people have reportedly died in the last month after consuming raw oysters caught in Louisiana. On Tuesday, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that an unidentified man in Fort ...

High levels of the toxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning showed up in samples of shellfish last year from the Aleutian Islands, according to an analysis by the Knik Tribe. The Southcentral ...

Heavier rains are triggering regulatory pauses on harvesting oysters and clams—and putting fishermen out of work.

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 ...

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Sarah Dudas doesn't mind shucking an oyster or a clam in the name of science. But sit down with her and a plate of oysters on the half-shell or a bucket of steamed Manila clams, and she'll probably ...

As red tides continue to impact the West and South coasts, the DFFE urges the public to avoid consuming shellfish and ...