shellfish

The Town of Oyster Bay needs volunteers to sort through shells of oysters and clams consumed at the upcoming Oyster Fest. The goal is to support habitat restoration and growing new shellfish.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture unveiled a new Northeast Oyster Breeding Center Monday in Milford.

Vibriosis is a disease that can present itself through gastrointestinal symptoms or as a skin infection near an open wound. The bacteria Vibrio is found in warm brackish water and raw shellfish harvested from Long Island Sound.

A second Connecticut resident has died this summer from a flesh-eating bacteria, known as Vibrio. Cases are very rare, but can be caused by consuming raw shellfish or exposure to brackish water.

The United Nations considered the hard clam restoration in Shinnecock Bay on eastern Long Island as a prime example of mixing scientific advancements and natural solutions. These methods could assist in the heavy lift of global conservation efforts that’s recognized by World Oceans Week.

Researchers from St. Joseph’s University are finding that there are fewer microplastics in shellfish from Long Island Sound, Great South Bay and Lake Montauk than other parts of the U.S.

A study by Stony Brook University examines the drastic decline in Peconic Bay scallops since 2019 — the report could be a cautionary tale for New England.

The Fire Island inlet, created by Superstorm Sandy a decade ago, has closed, stopping the flow of water between the Atlantic Ocean and Bellport Bay. Brookhaven will now need to study its impacts and delay its expansion of shellfish restoration.

Hard shell clams in Shinnecock Bay on Long Island have increased 17-fold.

A study by Stony Brook University shows hard shell clams in Shinnecock Bay on Long Island have increased 1,700%, after the shellfish population was nearly decimated due to water pollution.