Shellfish harvesters in Hood Canal are being urged to stay away after state health officials detected lethal levels of ...

The Hood Canal is closed for shellfish harvesting this Fourth of July weekend. According to the Washington Department of ...

Washington officials extended a ban on harvesting and eating shellfish from Hood Canal waters on July 2.

Recreational harvesting for clams, oysters, mussels and scallops is closed throughout Hood Canal and has been expanded to ...

Washington state warns against shellfish harvesting in Hood Canal after toxic levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning were ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.

Seafood lovers should steer clear of shellfish from Oregon and Washington state because of possible contamination with a paralyzing toxin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned. In an ...

Hundreds of outbreaks tied to harmful marine algae and other sources have been reported in the U.S. since 2011, a new CDC ...

Biotoxin levels dropped in shellfish in the area. Shellfish harvest south of Sandy Point to the Skagit County border remains closed.

In Haines, there are active advisories for all shellfish species in Viking Cove, Portage Cove and Taiyasanka Harbor.

SALEM, Ore.SALEM, Ore. — Oregon authorities have expanded shellfish harvesting closures along the state’s entire coastline to include razor clams and bay clams, as already high levels of toxins that ...

From harvesting times and poisoned shellfish to tagged crabs and smuggled crustaceans, here’s what you need to know this crabbing season.