DNREC has issued an emergency closure of the Indian River Bay to the harvesting of bivalve shellfish – including clams and ...

The California Department of Fish & Wildlife recently issued a warning against consuming sport-taken bivalve shellfish from Santa Barbara County. The species include sport-harvested mussels, clams or ...

SAN DIEGO — County and state health officials are warning residents not to eat locally sport-harvested bivalve shellfish due to dangerous levels of domoic acid detected in mussels in the area. "This ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s not a bad time to be a bivalve. Oyster reefs are hailed as ...

Scientists have drastically expanded the list of bivalve species, such as clams, oysters, mussels, scallops and their relatives, that humans are known to harvest and identified the traits that make ...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is advising people not to eat recreationally harvested shellfish from Santa Barbara County. Tests are showing dangerous levels of domoic acid in ...

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 ...

Effective Feb. 16, the Australia Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) will require an official ...

In a new study, scientists Stewart Edie of the Smithsonian, Shan Huang of the University of Birmingham and colleagues drastically expanded the list of bivalve species, such as clams, oysters, mussels, ...

Human-harvested shellfish from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History research collections. (Credit: Brittany M. Hance and James D. Tiller, Smithsonian) Photos illustrating this research ...