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Avoid wild shellfish on the West Coast as toxic bloom triggers health warning
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (504+ words) The DFFE says recent monitoring has uncovered toxin concentrations in farmed mussels and oysters that exceed safety limits by more than 15 times. The findings have been linked to a significant harmful algal bloom currently affecting waters in and around Saldanha…...
Shellfish harvesting closure partially lifted in Discovery Bay
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (111+ words) Published 1: 30 am Saturday, May 30, 2026 PORT TOWNSEND " Jefferson County Public Health has partially lifted its closure of shellfish harvesting from Discovery Bay. The bay had been closed to harvesting due to elevated levels of paralytic shellfish poison, a naturally occurring marine…...
Oyster processing facility owner charged over 320 tonnes of shell waste dumping
23+ hour, 37+ min ago (313+ words) 30/05/2026 " 10: 26 (GMT+07: 00) On May 29, Quang Ninh Provincial Police announced that authorities had initiated criminal proceedings and filed charges against Pham Thi Tham, born in 1978 and residing in Dong Thang Hamlet in Van Don Special Zone, for alleged environmental pollution. The investigation…...
It's Soft Shell Crab Season, But Not For Long
17+ hour, 33+ min ago (221+ words) Under the light of the first full moon in May, some ancient alchemy triggers a mass molting event that leads to one of the most deliciously fleeting events of the year'soft shell crab season. Soft shell crabs aren't a particular…...
Chef Thomas O'Neil Shares His Popular Crab Stack Recipe
21+ hour, 16+ min ago (31+ words) WBOC TV Chef Thomas O'Neil from Suicide Bridge Restaurant is in the Kitchen Concepts Kitchen cooking up his popular Crab Stack....
Can Maryland remain the "crab capital" if consumers can't buy crabmeat?
22+ hour, 34+ min ago (592+ words) Maryland diners love to eat blue crabs, crustaceans native to the Chesapeake Bay that have been a culinary favorite in the region for centuries. But a federal effort to restrict imported crabmeat has sparked a legal fight that could disrupt…...
Public warned not to eat wild shellfish from Saldanha Bay
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (167+ words) The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has warned the public not to collect or eat any wild shellfish from Saldanha Bay and nearby coastal areas until further notice. According to a recent monitoring report, mussels and oysters…...
This is the proper way to crack open a lobster, according to seafood chefs
16+ hour, 58+ min ago (595+ words) When you're a native New Englander like me, you take seafood seriously. Lobster, in particular, is one of our region's most prized delicacies, and we have strong opinions about how it should be eaten. (Don't even get me started on…...
Nova Scotia chefs give expert advice on how to cook and enjoy lobster at home
1+ day, 27+ min ago (632+ words) Some people grew up with lobster suppers spread across the kitchen table, cracking shells and debating whether the tail or claw is superior. (Tail, obviously.) Others have only ever ordered lobster in a restaurant. If you're in the latter camp,…...
Public warned NOT to eat shellfish from Saldanha Bay
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (410+ words) Home " Lifestyle " Public warned NOT to eat shellfish from Saldanha Bay The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has issued an urgent warning to the public not to harvest or consume wild shellfish from Saldanha Bay and nearby…...