VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Department of Health has banned the harvesting of shellfish in parts of Broad Bay due to a recent sewage leak. The leak, which occurred on Nov. 8, can contaminate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Another Washington waterway is closed for shellfish harvesting. The Washington State Department of Health says it discovered ...

Harvesting shellfish without purification has not been allowed in Boston Harbor since 1925, when a national typhoid epidemic was linked to contaminated oysters. (Video by Jenna Perlman/Globe staff) ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The new season for recreational shellfish harvesting is set to officially begin in less than two weeks. The 2025-2026 harvest season for clams and oysters will begin a ...

Those thinking about harvesting shellfish will want to wait. Paralytic shellfish poison has been detected from Alki Beach to Dash Point State Park, and all along eastern Vashon-Maury Island, including ...

GREEN POND, S.C. (WCBD) – Shellfish harvesting season is officially open, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Some local businesses, including Lowcountry Oyster Company, ...

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - UPDATE: The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said that the #0632 Choctawhatchee Bay Eastern Shellfish Harvest Area reopened at sunrise on ...

CHARLESTON — Bushels of steamed oysters will be back on tables as South Carolina’s shellfish harvesting season begins. The start of October marked the opening of the recreational and commercial ...

For the first time in more than 100 years, shellfish harvested from parts of Boston Harbor are safe for consumption, marking a major milestone in the multibillion-dollar cleanup effort. State ...

BRICK -- New Jersey officials suspended shellfish harvesting on Nov. 17 in an area of Barnegat Bay off Brick due to poor water quality. On Monday, state Department of Environmental Protection ...