Editor's note: This is the fifth in a ten-part series on shellfishing, both recreational and professional. In the next article we will explore commercial shellfishing. WESTPORT -- They trudge out of ...

It’s well-known that the town of Darien loves, and makes strong use of, its access to the water. Plenty of shoreline, and a number of private and public clubs and beach associations along that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Environmental Scientist Olivia Chatowsky with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's Shellfish Water Quality ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image shows the area in Greenwich Cove, Warwick, that's being reopened to shellfishing. It increases by 10% the amount of ...

Beneath the rolling waters surrounding the Thimble Islands lie 900 acres of shellfish beds that state officials want to use to expand Connecticut’s ancient oyster and clam industry. Jonathan Waters ...

QUINCY – More than 150 pounds of oysters harvested illegally at Wollaston Beach might have been the chef’s special on a restaurant menu earlier this summer. Instead, a state Environmental Police ...

While the vote wasn’t unanimous, the Board of Selectmen approved a moratorium on the town’s shellfish/aquaculture grant program Tuesday on the recommendation of Harbormaster Dennis Carvalho. While all ...

Vibrio found in Sagaponack, Mecox and Georgica ponds; DEC closes shellfishing areas and trustees add monitoring.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An algae bloom is forcing the closure of most of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island to shellfishing. The state Department of Environmental Management says this is the first time ...