LOS ANGELES (CN) - The federal government's termination of a sea otter management zone in Southern California will be disastrous for the shellfish industry, as otters are voracious eaters of urchins, ...

Southeast Alaska's clams, urchins and crabs have fueled lucrative fishing industries and fed hungry families for decades. They also feed sea otters. And now, that human dependence on shellfish is ...

The return of sea otters to historic habitats can restore ecosystems and bring economic benefits, but hungry otters can also threaten the food... What Happens When Sea Otters Eat 15 Pounds of ...

Sandwiched between port operations and a federal prison, the Southern California Marine Institute on Terminal Island is poised to become the first commercial shellfish producer in federal waters off ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. It’s low tide in Bodega ...

LONG BEACH – A Southern California entrepreneur already has a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provision permit to harvest a million pounds of mussels and oysters from an underwater shellfish farm nearly ...

Hammersley Inlet, WASH. – Walking onto a beach recently exposed by a receding sea, Eric Sparkman paused and looked at an expanse of sun-baked shells. “Oh, here we go,” he said, bending down and prying ...

Sea otter populations are rebounding in the eastern North Pacific. There, they devour huge quantities of shellfish and other marine critters that people like to eat, too. But any commercial losses to ...