WA Oyster Industry Fought Back From Brink of Collapse but Threats Remain

WA oyster industry fought back from brink of collapse but threats remain

18 years ago, farmed oyster larvae began disappearing in mass die-offs. The Culprit — an increasingly acidic ocean.

Anxiety builds in P.E.I.'s oyster industry after CFIA confirms presence of mollusc disease dermo

Oyster harvesters on Prince Edward Island have been spending the last year worried about the detection of a disease called MSX, which doesn’t hurt humans but can kill off oyster production in a big way. Now another disease has been confirmed in P.E.I. waters: Samples from Egmont Bay have tested positive for a disease called dermo. The executive director of the P.E.I. Aquaculture Alliance, Peter Warris (shown), is among those who spoke to CBC's T…