On a sandbar just off the coast of Barnstable one recent windy morning, Corey Hendricks picked up a metal mesh bag. It’s one of 125 large bags laid out, all full of young oysters. “Once they get big ...

A 180-acre section of Greenwich Bay that's been closed to shellfishing for two decades will reopen Friday morning, Gov. Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced it will preemptively close 700 acres of shellfishing grounds off ...

WARREN, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced Thursday that roughly 515 acres of Mount Hope Bay will once again be “conditionally approved” for ...

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WPRI) — Around 700 acres of shellfishing grounds off Prudence Island will be closed from July 26 until sunrise on Aug. 2. A map of the shellfishing grounds that will temporarily be ...

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 ...

Dave Bonney was perplexed last week when he learned the state would let him dig shellfish near Barrington Town Beach, but also recommended against swimming at the beach, saying it was unhealthy due to ...