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Animal welfare advocates are condemning the delay in adding decapod crustaceans, such as crabs and lobsters, to the UK Animal Welfare Act, despite the government's acknowledgment of their sentience in 2022.

Human sewage can carry diseases and viruses like e.coli and norovirus, although molluscs are then soaked in sterile tanks so they can usually purify themselves before they are sold.

After 23 migrants died while searching for cockles in 2004, access to the lucrative fishery became more regulated. But local fishers claim the new rules mean their families have been left behind

The Canadian Coast Guard says an aerial survey detected about 167 litres of what it calls 'non-recoverable fuel sheening on the water' of the Hillsborough River near MV Ancier this week.

(Nov. 1, 2023) Scallopers returned from Madaket and Nantucket Harbors Wednesday morning as the 2023-24 scalloping season got underway largely pleased with opening day.  While the first day …

The cool summer may have its downsides, but it has meant a great year for oysters.David Jarrad, chief executive of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain, s

The impact of offshore aquaculture on the general health of the ocean is to be explored in a new project that has been awarded funding by the UK Government.

Minister Cory Deagle says he'll look into expanding a provincial program that provides financial support to new lobster fishers to include more species.

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Producers accuse government of failing to tackle pollution after ‘very high’ levels of bacteria found