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- Shellfish farmers push to use pesticides in oyster beds Wed, 13 Feb 19, 2:30amPesticide use for oyster beds is once again threatening Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay. Shellfish growers are making another push to allow for the spray of pesticides on clam and oyster beds in the region, which environmentalists...
- Traces of opioids discovered in mussels in Puget Sound Fri, 1 Jun 18, 3:00amAmerica's opioid crisis is far-reaching — even to Seattle-area harbors. Washington state agencies uncovered traces of oxycodone in native bay mussels. Biologist Jennifer Lanksbury told NPR member radio station KUOW, "Oxycodone...
- "Microplastics have been found in mussels everywhere scientists have looked" Thu, 21 Dec 17, 2:14amMussels might serve as a global "bioindicator of microplastic pollution," Chinese researchers suggested last year, as the creatures remain in the same area and reside on the seabed where plastic ends up...
- Scientists find first contagious cancer transmissible between species Fri, 1 Jul 16, 12:05amScientists have seen contagious cancer before, in Tasmanian devils, in dogs, and in soft-shell clams in Prince Edward Island. Now, researchers are adding one more occurrence to the list: a contagious, leukemia-like disease...
- Lessons from the Chesapeake Bay: How to Save Buzzards Bay from Nitrogen Pollution Wed, 18 Jun 14, 5:30amThe Chesapeake Bay was formed eighteen thousand years ago when glacial melting generated sea level rise that flooded the Susquehanna River Valley...
- 10 Million Scallops Killed by Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels in the Ocean Fri, 28 Feb 14, 4:00amScallop photo from Shutterstock British Columbian company Island Scallops has reported a loss of three year’s worth of product due to high ocean acidity caused by carbon dioxide pollution...
- Carbon Dioxide in the Oceans Kills 10 Million Scallops Thu, 27 Feb 14, 10:00pmPhoto © Shutterstock British Columbian company Island Scallops has reported a loss of three year’s worth of product due to high ocean acidity caused by carbon dioxide pollution...
- Crowdfunded 3D Ocean Farms Could Help Restore the Health of the Seas Thu, 11 Jul 13, 1:35amThe world's oceans are experiencing a tough time. Overfishing, acidification from climate change, pollution, and dead zones have all become major challenges to the health of aquatic ecosystems around the globe. While the...
- Japan May Scrap Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant Built On Active Seismic Fault Tue, 11 Dec 12, 7:00amJapan is located in a seismically and volcanically active part of the world – which is why the country’s decision to build nuclear power plants has always been so controversial...
- Japanese Fish Show Record Levels of Radiation From Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Fri, 24 Aug 12, 12:34amGreenling Fish Photo from Shutterstock Inhabitat has reported on the many effects of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on the surrounding environment – from mutated butterflies to alien species being washed up on the other...