Use fish quickly. Eat fresh or defrosted seafood within a day or two. You can freeze fresh-caught fish within that time frame ...

The poison found in pufferfish, blowfish, balloon fish, toads, sunfish, porcupine fish, toadfish, globefish, and swellfish is a tetrodotoxin. This is one of the most toxic poisons found in nature ...

Between 2002 and 2004, 28 cases of puffer fish poisoning occurred along the east coast of the U.S. and were linked to southern puffers from the Indian River lagoon system along the east (Atlantic ...

FOOD The most ‘poisonous’ fish in the world: it has 70 parasites and is eaten in practically every home. Rich in Omega-3, protein and vitamins B and D, it is one of the most consumed fish in ...

Hammerhead worms are on the rise in the Mid-Atlantic, ... to feel the negative effects of their poison, they carry the same venom that can prove deadly when eating poorly-prepared puffer fish.

New Jersey Fish and Wildlife officials are warning New Jersey residents and visitors to keep clear of Atlantic sturgeon. The ...

Reports of sick and dying endangered sawfish continue to climb in the Lower Keys, with sightings increasing to 49 and another carcass collected by Florida wildlife officials.

A food poisoning outbreak at a fish distributors saw dozens of people hospitalized in Maryland on Monday. Pictured: An archive stock image showing a nurse preparing an IV bag in August 2023.