A marine biotoxin has been detected at unsafe levels in shellfish in Eld Inlet, according to the Thurston County Public Health and Social Services department.

Recreational shellfish harvesting for all shellfish species is closed in Eld Inlet, and warning signs will be posted at public beaches at Frye Cove Park. Biotoxins are produced by naturally ...

Recreational shellfish harvesting is not currently allowed in Budd Inlet. According to health officials in Thurston County, high levels of the biotoxin that produces diarrhetic shellfish poisoning ...

Eld Inlet is located west of Olympia. The biotoxin that was detected produces diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, or DSP. Recreational shellfish harvesting for all shellfish species is closed in Eld Inlet ...

When you slurp an exotic Pacific oyster or throw fresh seafood on the BBQ this weekend, spare a thought for our local shellfish reefs—most of which have been destroyed or forgotten.

Shellfish are also being grown in the U.S. and Europe, providing delectable, affordable seafood in volumes that now far exceed the wild harvest. Because filter-feeding bivalves and mollusks take ...

The initiative’s backers say new fishing pots, developed after a chance discovery, offer sustainable shellfish ‘diners can ...

We soon realized the importance of clean water in the oyster-growing process and outlawed child labor. Making oysters environmentally safe and ethical to grow came at a cost, as the shellfish take ...