Beachcomber and paleoecologist Heinz Lowenstam needed something he could really sink his teeth into. He found it in a discovery about a small mollusk called a chiton.

A state-mandated closure of Vineyard shellfishing areas has been lifted after heavy rainfall on Friday.

Stakeholders are invited to learn more about the Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative.

Edgartown selectmen voted Monday to begin offering non-resident senior shellfish licenses at the price of $125.

As communities on the Island and across the region look to shellfish as a possible strategy to restore the health of coastal ponds, a study on the Cape provides numbers to back up their work.

Bivalve lovers are feeling a bit shell shocked after the Oct. 10 closure of Island shellfish beds.

Though edible, stout razor clams are not often seen at fish markets or on menus.

Giant snails (and a man that fished them) dominate my psyche and sadden my heart.

Sengekontacket Pond has been closed to shellfishing because of rainfall received earlier this week.

The town of Oak Bluffs has advised that the pond will be closed until at least Monday, August 17.

The state mandates pond closures after heavy rainfall because of run-off from waterfowl and other sources. Red flags fly at both bridges on the pond when it is closed to shellfishing.

Sengekontacket Pond will be closed to shellfishing over the holiday weekend because of rainfall on July 1.