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Shell shocker: French oysters hit as mystery killer spreads
2013-08-04 01:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: A mysterious ailment is killing up to 80 per cent of adult oysters in shell fisheries around the French coast this summer, threatening an industry already weakened by a succession of crises. The bizarre weather weeks of rain and cold followed by tropical temperatures is officially blamed for the sudden death of scores of thousands of oysters in south-western France, Brittany and Normandy. But producers fear that an unknown disease may be devastating oyster beds, stricken since 2008 by a...
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Oysters, reefs, and swamps protect billions' worth of real estate for free
2013-07-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Desk: Among the hundreds of recommendations listed in Mayor Michael Bloomberg`s $20 billion plan to protect New York from climate change is a call to stock up on oysters. Not the kind you`d want to knock back with a nice pilsner on a Friday afternoon: The idea is to build large underwater oyster reefs around the harbor that could prevent coastal erosion and absorb storm surges. "Soft" infrastructure like this--reefs, wetlands, dunes, and other "natural" systems--is gaining in popularity over "hard" levees...
On the rebound, New England oysters face climate threat
2013-04-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Climate: Rain and sleet smack the surface of Ninigret Pond as oyster farmer Jules Opton-Himmel fumbles with a stalled outboard motor. Not much is going his way this morning. More than 350 oyster farmers now cultivate bottom leases in the shallow waters along the Northeastern seaboard, up from handfuls 25 years ago. He's under pressure to harvest on this mid-February day to make an on-time afternoon delivery to a local raw bar. On-board, he's trying to impress a top chef from one of Newport's most exclusive...
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Theya re back: 69-cent oysters at Whole Foods
2013-03-21 06:44:20| Grocery - Topix.net
Whole Foods on Westlake Avenue in Seattle will again offer 69-cent oysters during happy hour Tuesday from 5-7 p.m. There are happy hours that are hipper and happy hours with more pizazz.
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