The Town of Oyster Bay unanimously approved a resolution to extend the current moratorium on shellfish harvesting in the ...

For more than 20 years, rainfall forced shellfish bed closures for a minimum of eight days. The new Connecticut Department of Agriculture strategy, which cuts closures down by a day or two from the ...

Washington's clam, oyster, and mussel seasons are now open, with resources provided by WDFW for a sustainable harvest.

Officials in neighboring Washington have also closed the state's Pacific coastline to the harvesting of shellfish, including mussels, clams, scallops and oysters, a a shellfish safety map produced ...

Connecticut officials have shortened the timeframe that some commercial shellfishing beds are closed after rain events.

A bill currently under consideration in the Maryland General Assembly aims to support Chesapeake Bay watermen by promoting ...