Shellfish are extremely important to various ocean ecosystems globally, yet they are some of the most overlooked species. One example is the Atlantic giant cockle, which feeds on plankton, helping to ...

The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Inside Climate News report that Maine's shellfish harvesters face increasing ...

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Starting in about 2010, many towns on the Cape began trying to increase shellfish populations and credit them for their nitrogen-removal work.

The waters of Boston Harbor are now clean enough that shellfish from its outer communities can be eaten without first running ...

The study explores the impact of octopus predating on shellfish after a survey of fishers.

There’s nothing more summery than shucking some oysters, but you might want to think twice before you slurp them down—or at least check where your haul is coming from first. That’s because some ...

Mussels from Prince Edward Island, cockles from New Zealand, periwinkles from Cape Cod and clams from Vancouver -- the shellfish on our dinner plates have flown in from all over for the occasion. And ...

When he should have been writing fishing regulations, Gloucester’s former shellfish constable was writing term papers for his boss. The Massachusetts Ethics Commission says that the city’s former ...

It’s been a little over hundred years since fishermen were free to catch shellfish in the Boston Harbor. But now, the state has declared that shellfish from parts of the harbor can be safely caught ...