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 ...

For the first time, scientists have made a definite link between the toxin produced by algae that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning and marine mammal deaths. Fur seals found dead last August on ...

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 ...

Revive I-5 work to restart on Ship Canal Bridge, months-long lane closure ahead Drivers have gotten a lot use out of the I-5 Ship Canal Bridge since the 1960s, but now it’s showing its age and needs ...

WASHINGTON — Paralytic shellfish poisoning found in shellfish along the Oregon Coast has been found along the Washington coast, state officials reported Wednesday. Last week, after at least 20 people ...

After an outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning that has sickened about 20 people, the Oregon Health Authority is urging people to discard mussels harvested from a stretch of the coast since ...

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife closed mussel harvesting along the entire Oregon coast Thursday due to an outbreak of paralytic ...

The FDA is advising restaurants and food retailers not to serve or sell and to dispose of, and consumers not to eat, certain oysters from Dailyfresh Shellfish Inc. The implicated oysters are from lot ...

State health officials are asking people who recently harvested or ate any shellfish from the Oregon Coast to complete a survey as part of an investigation of at least 20 illnesses linked to shellfish ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has closed recreational shellfish harvesting for much of its coast due to a high level of biotoxins. Harvesting of bivalve shellfish, including clams, ...