WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. - New test results of shellfish in the waters off Whatcom County have surprised county health officials, forcing them to issue a warning. The new testing has detected marine ...
A popular food influencer and mother has died after hunting and ingesting a poisonous shellfish known as “Devil Crab.” ...
A Southcentral Alaska tribal program that monitors a deadly shellfish toxin on the state's beaches has been halted, as the federal government evaluates its funding. In the summer of 2020, a person in ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that shellfish in certain regions could contain harmful toxins with a paralytic effect. The shellfish come from the Pacific Northwest region, ...
Multnomah County Homeless Services weighs cutting 675 shelter beds amid funding shortfall Multnomah County’s Homeless Services Department has proposed getting rid of 675 shelter beds to make up for a ...
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Oregon Department of Agriculture recently announced the closure of mussel harvesting throughout the entire Oregon coast. The agencies also announced ...
California public health officials have announced a quarantine on mussels that aren't commercially harvested, cautioning that naturally occurring toxins make the species potentially poisonous to ...
Blue mussels at Nahku Bay. Every few weeks, at low tide, Liam Wirak-Cassidy heads to a handful of beaches in Haines. He scoops up about two dozen blue mussels, marks where he found them, and freezes ...
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 ...