You may have heard of red tides, but are you aware of their impact on people and the environment? Red tides can have a widespread effect on marine life, and can affect you if you swim in the water or ...

Marrowstone Island’s rich commercial shellfish beds are clear of paralytic shellfish toxin, results from samples taken this week show. Shellfish from beaches along Marrowstone Island, home to several ...

Public health officials have their hands full keeping your clam chowder and raw oysters safe. That's due, in part, to red tides. Red tides happen nearly every year as coastal waters warm, killing fish ...

Shellfish in at least four provinces are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison or toxic red tide that is beyond the regulatory limit, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said ...

Budd Inlet has been closed to recreational shellfish harvesting due to unsafe biotoxin levels. High levels of the biotoxin that produces diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) were recently detected in ...

Shellfish include various mollusks, oysters, and crustaceans that are highly rich in antioxidants, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids. Following the rise in shellfish consumption rates throughout the ...

Discover how easy it is to forage for shellfish and prepare a delicious meal. Foraging can be done any day of the week, even when the tide isn’t very low. This video includes a tide chart for planning ...

An area where shellfish are harvested has been temporarily closed after bacteria levels were found to exceed "permitted" levels. Shellfish beds at Stubborn Sands, Heacham, have been closed to ...

Phyllis Clough was driving to the post office in the tiny Alaskan village of Old Harbor one summer afternoon when her lips went numb. Within minutes, her mouth was swollen and the numbness had spread ...