Animal welfare advocates are condemning the delay in adding decapod crustaceans, such as crabs and lobsters, to the UK Animal Welfare Act, despite the government's acknowledgment of their sentience in 2022.
Human sewage can carry diseases and viruses like e.coli and norovirus, although molluscs are then soaked in sterile tanks so they can usually purify themselves before they are sold.
After 23 migrants died while searching for cockles in 2004, access to the lucrative fishery became more regulated. But local fishers claim the new rules mean their families have been left behind
The Canadian Coast Guard says an aerial survey detected about 167 litres of what it calls 'non-recoverable fuel sheening on the water' of the Hillsborough River near MV Ancier this week.
(Nov. 1, 2023) Scallopers returned from Madaket and Nantucket Harbors Wednesday morning as the 2023-24 scalloping season got underway largely pleased with opening day. While the first day …