Tillamook oyster farmer Mark Wiegardt wants to help Japan’s shellfish industry recover from the recent tsunami, so he is donating larvae to Japanese farmers. Tillamook oyster farmer Mark Wiegardt ...

The Japanese government is throwing a lifeline to oyster farmers struggling to cope with one of the worst harvests in decades. The fisheries minister has announced an aid package following a mass ...

A species of shellfish, Thais clavigera, has disappeared in a 30km coastal area near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, Japanese experts said. A species of shellfish, Thais clavigera, has ...

Japanese researchers announced recently that a sort of shellfish called Thais clavigera disappeared in a 30-km coastal area near Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Researchers from ...

Abalone is not widely known in Ireland as it is not a native species. There is currently no domestic market for the shellfish. However, it is considered a delicacy in the Far East and has a high value ...

Mark Wiegardt was 15 when he went overseas to learn about the multimillion-dollar oyster industry in Japan. Now with his own company, the Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery, he wants to help that ...