Clam digging season started on March 7 at Futtsu Beach in the city of Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture. Families and other visitors dug for clams such as ...

The Block Island Shellfish Commission has been working with a team from Roger Williams University on its most recent endeavor – growing seed clams from broodstock collected from the waters ...

The “stripe” kept growing until by 1819 it was 3km long and had acquired the moniker Bull Island. Its emergence from the sea ...

Washington health department officials say a norovirus-like illness has been linked to shellfish sold in stores and ...

OLYMPIA — Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers have confirmed razor clam digging opportunities at Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis and Mocrocks beaches from March 17 through ...

The Drayton Harbor Oyster Company restaurant will remain open during the closure, but it will not serve any raw or cooked shellfish from the affected growing area, Whatcom County ...

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The Downeast Institute is likely sold out of clam seed, delaying Lubec’s seeding program until next year.

“MY FIRST MEMORY,” Bill Taylor says, “is falling out of a boat when I was 3 years old or so.” The incident didn’t deter Taylor, now 69, from the family shellfish business. He and his brother, Paul, ...

Rules for harvesting shellfish from Washington public beaches are poised to change. The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing to increase the minimum harvest size for cockles ...

Beginning in March, people enjoying Del Mar Beach will no longer be able to dig holes of about two feet in depth. In early February, the Del Mar City Council unanimously voted to ban digging holes or ...