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 ...

Shellfish harvesting in and around Port Jefferson Harbor remains suspended due to Monday’s discharge of partially-treated sewage into the waters, but health officials are lifting their ban on ...

Shellfish growing areas ranging from Salisbury to Gloucester have been closed to harvesting and some officials are saying the closures stem from two sewer lines breaks Saturday at Haverhill's wastewat ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...