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Editor's Note


This week, we're highlighting stories on oyster farming that we think will be beneficial to the industry and we've curated some of them in this newsletter. - Seyitan Moritiwon, Associate editor

B.C. research to reduce ocean acidification in oysters underway

Researchers from Vancouver Island University are collaborating with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) on a research project to make shellfish more resilient to ocean acidification. Ocean acidification occurs when ocean waters absorb carbon dioxide, which changes the water’s pH balance. » Read More...

PEI oyster farmers still waiting on Hurricane Fiona relief

In 2022, Hurricane Fiona’s impacts rocked Prince Edward Island’s aquaculture industry, causing an estimated C$70 million (US$51 million) in damages. While the province announced that it would be making relief funds available to farmers who were affected, to date only 43 of the total 116 claims by oyster farmers have been processed. » Read More...

FEATURED STORY

New Hampshire IMTA study shows oysters reduce nitrogen in shrimp farming

A scientist at the University of New Hampshire (UNH)’s College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA) is studying how integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) has found oysters help control the production of nitrogen produced from farming shrimp. IMTA is a system in which two or more organisms are farmed together. » Read More...

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