From Texas to Florida, the number of oysters harvested in the Gulf is at one of the lowest on record. Three years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, oyster industry experts have no answers on the cause of the steep decline; especially on public grounds relied upon by commercial fishermen.
Oystermen and processors indicate that Gulf oysters are tough to come by. Various Gulf State fisheries are conducting studies on oyster reproduction and growth, but answers have been elusive.
Scientists are studying the spill’s impact on Gulf oysters. Information is being compiled as part of a restoration plan aimed at bringing the Gulf back to pre-spill conditions; the Natural Resources Damage Assessment Act better know as the Restore Act.
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