Editor's note: This is the fifth in a ten-part series on shellfishing, both recreational and professional. In the next article we will explore commercial shellfishing. WESTPORT -- They trudge out of ...

Shellfish growing areas ranging from Salisbury to Gloucester have been closed to harvesting and some officials are saying the closures stem from two sewer lines breaks Saturday at Haverhill's wastewat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image shows the area in Greenwich Cove, Warwick, that's being reopened to shellfishing. It increases by 10% the amount of ...

WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — After a weekend sewer line break, a large portion of the upper Narragansett Bay has been closed to shellfishing, and it’s unknown when the area will be reopened. On Sunday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Environmental Scientist Olivia Chatowsky with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's Shellfish Water Quality ...

PROVIDENCE – A 458-acre portion of the western side of Bristol Harbor has been closed to shellfishing due to a sewage spill, the state Department of Environmental Management announced Friday. The ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An algae bloom is forcing the closure of most of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island to shellfishing. The state Department of Environmental Management says this is the first time ...