A study published last month revealed that more than three-quarters of clams at two locations in Washington state waters were ...

These clams are in a jam. Scientists warn that along the West Coast, legions of soft-shell clams are contracting a deadly, highly contagious cancer. Known as bivalve transmissible neoplasia, the ...

Researchers have identified a severe outbreak of a rare contagious cancer in soft-shell clams in Washington state's Puget Sound and found evidence that the disease was recently introduced to the ...

Genetic analysis showed that the Puget Sound cancer belongs to the same lineage previously found in Atlantic Coast soft-shell ...

Scientists are tracking a serious outbreak of a contagious cancer (bivalve transmissible neoplasia) in soft-shell clams in Washington's Puget Sound. Genetic evidence suggests the cancer lineage likely ...

A chunky, short-legged sandpiper, wearing a bright harlequin pattern in summer, dark brown in winter. The Ruddy Turnstone nests on high arctic tundra of North America and Eurasia, and winters along ...

The Marine Unit monitors and assesses the health of marine waters (estuarine and coastal areas) through the collection of physical, chemical, and biological samples as related to attainment of Maine's ...