PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Mussel harvesting is closed across the entire Oregon coast due to elevated levels of biotoxins that sickened more than 20 people, officials announced Thursday.

Harvest progress is up, but river levels are down. South of St. Louis, parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited. “As if agricultural ...

South Coast Mariculture, which operates the mussel farm, held the farm's first commercial harvest in 2021. DPIRD and South Coast Mariculture are now seeking to modify their approval with an ...