Technology
Giant snails and tiny insects threaten the South’s rice and crawfish farms
[ad_1] KAPLAN, La. — Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he’s finding a less welcome catch in some of…
Tag: Shellfish
Breaking News
Oysters, crab and $400,000 worth of lobster meat stolen in New England
[ad_1] CONCORD, N.H. — Imagine the buffet. Forty-thousand oysters, lobster worth $400,000 and a cache of crabmeat all were stolen in separate incidents within…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
New England’s shrimp fishery to shut down for long haul
[ad_1] Regulators voted Thursday to extend a shutdown preventing New England fishermen from catching shrimp, a historic industry that has recently fallen victim to…
Finance
Lobster population falls off New England, leading regulators to declare overfishing
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Maine — A new report says America’s lobsters, which have been in decline since 2018, are now being overfished off New England.…
Portland, Oregon Local News
Mussel Harvesting Reopens Along Southern Oregon Coast – KXL
[ad_1] The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is ramping up its efforts to protect the state’s lakes, rivers, and streams from aquatic…
Breaking News
Sea cucumbers wash ashore by the thousands
[ad_1] Thousands of sea cucumbers have washed up on the beach in the Oregon coastal town of Seaside thanks to a combination of heavy…
Technology
Foraging revival: How wild food enthusiasts are reconnecting with nature
[ad_1] PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Standing barefoot in a grassy patch of dandelions, Iris Phoebe Weaver excitedly begins listing the many ways the modest plant…
Technology
Fans bid farewell to beloved California octopus Ghost as she cares for eggs in final stage of life
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — A dying octopus in a Southern California aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well wishes as she spends…
Technology
How to use 8 arms? Octopuses tend to explore with their front limbs
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Humans may be right-handed or left-handed. It turns out octopuses don’t have a dominant arm, but they do tend to perform…
Technology
Ned is a perfectly nice snail, but a rare shell means a doomed love life
[ad_1] WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Ned is a perfectly nice snail. If he had a dating profile, it might read: good listener, stable home,…
Houston, Texas Local News
Best Of Houston® 2024: Best Seafood
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Technology
From urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California's kelp forests show promise
[ad_1] CASPAR BEACH, Calif. — A welding hammer strapped to her wrist, Joy Hollenback slipped on blue fins and swam into the churning, chilly…
US News
In Rhode Island, a hunt is on for the reason for dropping numbers of the signature quahog clam
[ad_1] Scientists, lawmakers, and those who make their living from Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay are teaming up to hunt for the reason why quahogs…
Technology
Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites
[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. — The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the…
Breaking News
As US East Coast ramps up offshore wind power projects, much remains unknown
[ad_1] POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. — As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects, transforming coastlines from Maine to South Carolina, much…
Finance
Canada pledges Great Lakes funding after Trudeau-Biden talks
[ad_1] TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Canada has pledged a significant increase in spending to improve water quality in the Great Lakes following Prime Minister…
Finance
Alabama closes some oystering areas, sparking complaints
[ad_1] DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — Alabama officials have closed some oystering grounds in Mobile Bay, prompting complaints from harvesters. The move by the Alabama…