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 ...

Eating shellfish regularly supports immune, brain, and metabolic health. Shellfish provide protein, vitamin B12, and essential minerals with relatively low mercury levels. Improper preparation and ...

The waters of Boston Harbor are now clean enough that shellfish from its outer communities can be eaten without first running ...

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 Washington State Department of Health has closed recreational harvest of molluscan shellfish from Sandy Point up to the Canadian border due to unsafe levels of a paralytic biotoxin. Molluscan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's frosty out there, so get on your warmest clothes and head out into the areas of the Westport River open to shellfishing. The ...

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.

It’s been a little over hundred years since fishermen were free to catch shellfish in the Boston Harbor. But now, the state ...

It's the season for shellfishing in parts of the Westport River, where people are braving the cold weather. Here's where to ...