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Oysters at the raw bar at Fiola Mare restaurant on the Georgetown Waterfront in Washington, DC. Oysters at the raw bar at Fiola Mare restaurant on the Georgetown Waterfront in Washington, DC.Scott ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic ...

Just back from the beach in Sand Point, Jackie McConnell carried a bucket of clams and cockles into her motel room at the Anchor Inn. McConnell is the project coordinator for the Knik Tribe's program ...

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to avoid shellfish from Oregon and Washington that could be “contaminated with paralytic shellfish toxins.” The shellfish include oysters and bay ...

For the first time, scientists have made a definite link between the toxin produced by algae that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning and marine mammal deaths. Fur seals found dead last August on ...

Mussel harvesting along the Oregon Coast stretching from the Washington border to Florence was halted Friday after the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ...

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As the official start of summer approaches, federal officials are warning Americans to take extra precautions when eating oysters and clams to avoid a potentially deadly illness known as paralytic ...

FILE - Grasses and yearling oysters, growing on the large "mother" shells planted throughout the bed, are barely covered by a thin layer of water at low tide on May 1, 2015, in Willapa Bay near ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.