SANTA CRUZ – Shellfish along California’s coast just can’t seem to catch a break. Toxins from marine algae shut down the popular Dungeness crab season last year, and now a new study shows freshwater ...

Microcystins are a class of toxins produced by certain freshwater cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae; primarily Microcystis aeruginosa, among others. Microcystin-LR is the most virulent of ...

Record-setting temperatures have hit marine life in the Pacific Northwest hard. Some of the clams and oysters cooked to death in the intense heat. Shellfish farmers are now assessing how bad the ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Over the past 50 years, global aquaculture including fish, mussel and seaweed farms has grown dramatically. Almost half of the world's wild-caught fish is used to produce ...

Authorities have issued a warning against consuming shellfish along the West Coast due to a harmful algal bloom, known as red ...

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The Washington House Community Safety Committee had a working session this week to discuss the state's crime trends and law enforcement effectiveness. Seattle rapist sentenced after previously being ...

Fewer big sharks in the oceans mean that bay scallops and other shellfish may be harder to find at the market, according to an article in the March 30 issue of the journal Science, tying two unlikely ...

Circle of Blue’s director and senior editor are on assignment in China. Here is a preview of their reporting to come next month. QINGDAO, China — At dawn the surface of Aoshawei Bay is a grid of black ...