The University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth was awarded $525,967 by the Environmental Protection Agency to study how effective oysters are when it comes to cleaning local waterways.
BOSTON (AP) - State health and fishery officials are extending the closure of several oyster beds in Boston's South Shore area because of illnesses linked to seasonal shellfish bacteria.
Police are closing in on a Cape Cod oyster thief.
In a series of incidents last summer, someone stole $40,000 worth of oysters from beds in East Dennis and Barnstable. Dozens of oyster farmers were affected.
After a five-month investigation, police say they know who did it...