Oyster Farmers Battered As COVID-19 Dries Up Restaurant Market

November 2, 2020 Yahoo

The situation for shellfish growers isn’t likely to get better before it gets worse. B.C.’s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, has officially declared the province is seeing its second wave of COVID-19, along with Ontario and Quebec. And on Monday, B.C. reported a record 817 new cases over the weekend’s three-day reporting period, the highest since the start of the pandemic.

A ‘Lifesaver’: Organization Purchases Oysters to Help Farmers During Pandemic

October 27, 2020 Kerry Breen, Today

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Pew Charitable Trusts are taking steps to support oyster farmers and the environment during the coronavirus pandemic.

Oyster Season Looking Grim for Maryland’s Eastern Shore Watermen

October 23, 2020 Taylor Lumpkin, WMDT

As Maryland’s oyster season begins – a lot of watermen here on the eastern shore say they fear this year won’t be as profitable as years before.

Texas Oyster Farming Getting Back in Business Locally

August 31, 2020 Ashley Portillo, KRIS TV

Commercial oyster farming in Texas will officially open for business next week. It’s a locally-led effort that has been in the making for nearly three years, and legislation for it passed last year.

Seafood Study Finds Plastic in All Samples

August 14, 2020 University of Exeter

The study — by the University of Exeter and the University of Queensland — found plastic levels of 0.04 milligrams (mg) per gram of tissue in squid, 0.07mg in prawns, 0.1mg in oysters, 0.3mg in crabs and 2.9mg in sardines.