Butter clams, important to many Alaskans’ diets, are notorious for being sources of the toxin that causes sometimes-deadly paralytic shellfish poisoning. Now a new study is providing information that ...

Oregon’s central coast is now open to harvesting of razor clams, the Oregon Department of Agriculture announced Friday. Razor clam harvesting is now allowed between Seaside and Waldport. Officials say ...

Village managed reefs in American Sāmoa kept giant clam populations stable for 30 years better than federal reserves.

Ring in the new year with some razor clams as the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers approved ...

NEWPORT – Clam diggers may harvest twice as many purple varnish clams in 2013 as they did in previous years, making it easier to harvest a full meal of this small but tasty clam. Also new to shellfish ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advises consumers not to eat and restaurants and food retailers, not to sell, and to dispose of certain Red’s Best chopped clams. The recalled clams were ...

A butter clam. Butter clams are found from the Aleutian Islands to the California coast. They are known to retain algal toxins longer than other species of shellfish. (Photo provided by the Washington ...