A successful outcome from the experiment could allow remote Canadian communities to quickly and affordably test seafood for deadly toxins

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the further spread of the parasite in waterways around the province of Prince Edward Island

By Liza Mayer

'Our concern with the proposed changes is that DFO is becoming increasingly involved in micromanaging industry operations' -- Nico Prins, executive director, BC Shellfish Growers Association

By Liza Mayer

Economic pressures drove down both dollar sales and volume across multiple seafood categories in August

'We need to begin looking at how we can actually share the resource without harming each other' -- Kerry Prosper, elder-in-residence, St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia

The detailed genetic blueprint of the Asian green mussel could enhance breeding practices and improve disease management in aquaculture

The contamination could harm the entire food chain, researchers cautioned

A new study linked offshore mussel farm in Lyme Bay, off the south coast of England, to the revival of shellfish reefs, improving habitats for commercial fishing

Commercial shellfishing is a critical, year-round $10 million industry for the US town of Wellfleet, Massachusetts

A sixth waterway in western Prince Edward Island has returned with a presumptive positive finding for the deadly oyster disease but is awaiting DNA confirmation