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• Storm effects shellfish farms   (CC Times Dec, 13 2005)
• Red tide spreads to Edgar Town ( CC Times June 7, 2005)
• No way to make it work (Cape cod times June 7, 2005)
• Red tide's damage spreads   (cape cod times June 1, 2005)
• Survivor Clam out lasts red tide  (Cape cod times April 18, 2005)
• Quahogs in Crisis (Feb. 2005 cape cod voice must subscribe for full articles)
• Future looks bright for Wellfleet shellfishery (Jan. 7, 2005)
• Deadly clam parasite suspected at second Wellfleet site (Jan. 6, 2005)
• Preliminary QPX findings bode well for shellfishermen (Dec. 24, 2004)
• Troubled Waters in Wellfleet (Dec. 19, 2004)
• Cape Codder - Quahog disease worries shellfishermen (Dec. 17, 2004)
• Parasite Threatens Wellfleet Clam Industry (Dec. 16,2004)
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• Oyster project consumed with problems (Aug. 25, 2004)
• Restoring oysters to U.S. Coastal waters.
• Pearl Oyster Biology
• Oyster Biology
• Japan Today - News - N Korean clams found to contain excessive shellfish poison - Japan's Leading International News Network( May 19, 2004)
•  If alive, Cast-off shellfish can be invaders (January 5, 2004 Washington Post)
• Shellfish News
• MD oyster farmer works to build successful farm (March 5, 2003, The Baltimore Sun)
• Spain reopens estuaries to shellfishing after oil spill clears (February 27, 2003, Environmental News Network)
• US Fish & Wildlife Service may block Asian oyster trial (February 27, 2003, Seafoodnews.com)
• MD objects to Asian oyster trial (February 26, 2003, The Baltimore Sun)
• VA gives approval for trial of one million Asian oysters in Chesapeake Bay (February 25, 2003, The Daily Press)
• Fishermen chafe under restrictions as stocks rebound (February 16, 2003, The Press of Atlantic City)
• Thinking about your first oyster (February 14, 2003, Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
• How to eat an oyster (February 14, 2003, Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
• Learn about Pacific Northwest oysters (February 14, 2003, Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
• Beware the kiss of the allergen (February 14, 2003, Reuters)
• FL community looks to restore oysters with artificial reef 'balls' (February 13, 2003, The Tamp Tribune)
• Oysters pack a (zinc-loaded) punch (February 13, 2003, This is London)
• Many uses vie for input on harbor plan (February 13, 2003, Cape Cod Times)
• FL struggles to keep inspections going (February 12, 2003, The Daytona Beach News-Journal)
• Governor's proposal in FL may lead to FDA boycott of state's shellfish (February 6, 2003, The Gainesville Sun)
• SC recycles old oyster shells from festival (February 4, 2003, The Herald-Journal)
• Rebuilding stocks of the native Olympia oyster in WA (January 31, 2003, The Seattle Times)
• NC researchers work to identify sources of pollution (January 29, 2003, WRAL.com)
• Government report on effect of ITQ's in surf clam fishery out (January 18, 2003, The Asbury Park Press)
• French oysters edible again after oil spill (January 17, 2003, The Globe and Mail)
• New oyster sanctuary proposed for Pamlico Sound, NC (January 15, 2003, The Virginian Pilot)
• Tribute to the geoduck (January 13, 2003, The Seattle Times)
• FDA threatens to close NJ shellfish beds due to lack of enforcement (January 10, 2003, Seafood.com)
• Rise and fall of RI oyster industry (January 7, 2003, The Providence Journal)
• ME mussel industry matures (January 7, 2003, MaineToday.com)
• Effort to restore fisheries off Scotland coast with artificial reefs (January 6, 2003, BBC News)
• MD oyster fishery has poor harvest in wake of drought, disease (January 6, 2003, The Washington Times)
• France bans sale of Arachon oysters in wake of oil spill (January 5, 2003, Reuters UK)
• MD considers importation of Asian oyster to salvage fishery (January 3, 2003, The Star Democrat)
• NH clams on decline possibly due to predators (January 3, 2003, The Portsmouth Herald)
• Innovative management of geoduck fishery in British Columbia, Canada seems to be working (January 2, 2003, The National Post)
• Wellfleet shellfish farmers form cooperative and look to expand markets (January 1, 2003, The Boston Globe)
• English clam draggers survive explosion at sea (December 30, 2002, BBC News)
• Clam farming resuscitates FL community (December 30, 2002, The Gainesville Sun)
• US adopts new wetlands guidelines (December 27, 2002, Associated Press)
• Search for non-native crabs in FL (December 27, 2002, The Daytona Beach News-Journal)
• Developing a plan to save oysters in New Zealand (December 26, 2002, The New Zealand Herald)
• Monthly meals of seafood show health benefits (December 24, 2002, The Houston Chronicle)
• Hatchery clam thief caught in FL (December 13, 2002, The Press Journal)
• Hitting oyster bars in New York City  (December 11, 2002, The New York Times)
• Shellfish used as indicators of effects of global warming (December 9, 2002, ABC News)
• AL debates summer closure of oyster fishery (November 24, 2002, The Mobile Register)
• Man is memorialized in artificial reef in VA (November 22, 2002, The Virginian-Pilot)
• Oil spill forces early harvest of clams in Spain (November 21, 2002, The Modesto Bee)
• FL community considers which variety of clam to farm (November 20, 2002, Marco Island Eagle)
• Chesapeake Bay oyster harvest may be lowest in over a century due to disease (November 19, 2002, The Capitol)
• Shellfish aquaculture thrives in northern CA community (November 11, 2002, The San Francisco Chronicle)
• Mechanized harvest of clams allowed in NC (November 11, 2002, The News-Times)
• ME students work to help re-open clam flats (November 11, 2002, Wired News)
• FL community work to promote local shellfish aquaculture (November 9, 2002, The Daytona Beach News-Journal)
• FL scientist works to restore bay scallop populations (November 9, 2002, Tampa Tribune)
• Tribe takes over tidelands in WA (November 8, 2002, The Seattle Times)
• History of oysters in Chesapeake Bay (October 28, 2002, The Washington Times)
• Ban on FL quahaug seed lifted in VA (October 25, 2002, The Gainesville Sun)
• WA tidelands change hands (October 26, 2002, The Sun)
• Project to protect coastline threatens an English oyster farm (October 16, 2002 BBC News)
• Poor oyster harvest predicted in Maryland (October 14, 2002 Star Democrat)
• DSP closes cockle harvest in Wales (October 11, 2002 Daily Post)
• North Carolina oyster harvest declines (October 8, 2002 The Wilmington Star)
• MD puts an old sports arena to use in Chesapeake Bay (October 4, 2002, The Baltimore Sun)
• WA clam season opening postponed by domoic acid threat (October 2, 2002 The Seattle Times)
• $1 million effort in VA to restore oyster stocks (October 1, 2002 The Virginian-Pilot)
• Oyster poachers in Australia (Sept. 30, 2002 Australian Broadcast Company)
• U of Maine researcher develops methods to enhance lobster populations (Sept. 26, 2002 The Bangor Daily News)
• Virginia clam growers concerned about clam health (Sept. 25, 2002 The Virginian-Pilot)
• How many oysters can an Irishman eat in 60 seconds?  (Sept. 24, 2002 Irish Examiner)
• Natural gas company pays shellfish companies in Long Island Sound. (Sept. 22, 2002 New Haven Register)
• Effects of diminished blue crab populations on marsh ecology studied. (Sept. 22, 2002 Savannah Morning News)
• Restoration of shellfisheries in Chesapeake Bay. (Sept. 21, 2002 Daily Times)
• Low shrimp prices turn Alabama fishermen to oysters. (Sept. 16, 2002 The Ledger-Enquirer)
• Kylie Minogue slurps oysters. (May 13, 2002 The Western Mail)
• Oyster farmer looks for a home in Alaska (May 12, 2002 Anchorage Daily News)
• The West Coast's Kumamoto oyster is a hit (April 28, 2002 The San Francisco Chronicle)