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

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.

Crabbing season has officially kicked off in Washington state. However, the state Department of Health is warning residents ...

An outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning that has sickened at least 20 people has prompted health officials to urge those who harvested mussels from a stretch of Oregon’s coast since Saturday to ...

The Hood Canal is closed for shellfish harvesting this Fourth of July weekend after the Washington DOH found lethal levels of ...

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

The FDA is advising restaurants and food retailers not to serve or sell and to dispose of, and consumers not to eat, certain oysters from Dailyfresh Shellfish Inc. The implicated oysters are from lot ...

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

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

As the official start of summer approaches, federal officials are warning Americans to take extra precautions when eating oysters and clams to avoid a potentially deadly illness known as paralytic ...