California public health officials have announced a quarantine on mussels that aren't commercially harvested, cautioning that naturally occurring toxins make the species potentially poisonous to ...

Blue mussels at Nahku Bay. Every few weeks, at low tide, Liam Wirak-Cassidy heads to a handful of beaches in Haines. He scoops up about two dozen blue mussels, marks where he found them, and freezes ...

The contamination has been found in oysters and bay clams in Arizona, California, Nevada, and NY, among other places.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People should avoid eating sport-caught mussels, oysters, clams and scallops in San Luis Obispo County until further notice, the ...

As untold numbers of sea mammals and birds suffer and die from exposure to toxic algal blooms along California coastlines, including Orange County, state officials urge residents to exercise caution ...

SAN DIEGO — The California Department of Public Health has issued a warning against eating recreationally caught shellfish in San Diego County due to a massive toxic algae bloom affecting Southern ...

A new threat to New England's shellfish industry seems to be establishing itself more firmly, and regulators are trying to stay ahead of potentially deadly blooms of toxic algae that may be driven by ...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Health closed beaches in Pierce County to the harvest of all shellfish species due to the presence of biotoxins. The Department of Health also ...