A fisherman has been summonsed to court after four plastic bins of whelk, or sea snails, caught Monday in Yarmouth were found to be under the legal size limit, Massachusetts Environmental Police said.

Scientists have warned that whelk stocks are at risk of running out as overfishing has seen the amount caught more than double over the last decade. Experts say regulations to protect them need to be ...

The Blue Marine Foundation (Blue) is calling for national management of the common whelk in the wake of overfishing. Our report shows that strong national management is needed to protect localised ...

A surge in demand for whelks from the Far East is putting the population of the delicacy at risk of collapse in some places, conservationists have warned. Blue Marine Foundation (Blue) is calling for ...