Shellfish closures due to red tide in New England
The largest red tide outbreak in decades continued to spread through New England waters http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/06/AR2005060601515.html

Oysters a threatened or endangered species
The DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Eastern Oyster as Threatened or Endangered under the Endangered Species Act can be found at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/05-9918.htm

Endangered oyster petition withdrawn
The federal government is no longer considering whether Eastern oysters are endangered, but will complete a study of where they are, how many there are in each area, and whether they're healthy
http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=4090427

Scientisis to experiment with Asian oysters in Cheaspeake Bay
VIMS and Univ. Maryland perform growth and survival experiments with exotic oysters http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=803703

National Shellfisheries Association "Shellfish in the News"

The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell by Mark Kurlansky
Before New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster. Now award-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitants-the oyster, whose influence on the great metropolis remains unparalleled. http://www.randomhouse.com/rhpg/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345476388