CBC’s Island Morning will be live in Tyne Valley to talk about P.E.I.’s oyster industry
CBC P.E.I.’s morning radio show is hitting the road to talk to people in and around Tyne Valley about the oyster industry and the challenges it’s facing. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin spoke with Island Morning host Mitch Cormier about Friday’s live show.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7232040?cmp=rss

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P.E.I. wild oyster fishers feeling the strain as supply shrinks
Wild oyster fishers are halfway through their spring season and some are ready to give up, saying the oysters are almost gone in the rivers they fish. Even though the situation is bleak, many fishers are not interested in a buyback package announced by the federal government. CBC’s Nancy Russell has more from the Brudenell River.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7221117?cmp=rss

Antigonish oyster farm acquires Crown land for new processing facility
An oyster farmer in Antigonish Harbour, N.S., is preparing for an expansion that should help his business maximize its potential at a time when market demand for the product is increasing.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/town-point-oysters-aquaculture-seafood-9.7215600?cmp=rss

Struggling oyster industry on P.E.I. to get more help from province
The Prince Edward Island government has announced two new programs to provide financial relief to the oyster industry on P.E.I. Oyster processors will feel the benefit most.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-oyster-fishing-provincial-support-9.7196178?cmp=rss

Wild oyster fishers travelling far to make a living this spring
The spring season is underway for wild oyster fishers on P.E.I., but it's a challenging one for many. Two diseases that kill oysters have taken a toll on rivers in the western part of the island, so many fishermen are travelling hours to eastern P.E.I. Nancy Russell reports.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7190295?cmp=rss

Province says it needs federal help amid calls to support P.E.I.'s beleaguered oyster fishers
P.E.I.'s Green Party leader focused his questions in the legislature Tuesday on how the Progressive Conservative government intends to help the province's ailing oyster harvesters as two diseases, MSX and dermo, continue to devastate their stocks.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-legislature-green-party-oyster-industry-support-9.7180653?cmp=rss

Oyster growers in P.E.I. seeing nearly 100% mortality rate as 2 diseases hurt industry
Prince Edward Island's oyster growers have been hit hard by MSX and dermo, two diseases that are harmless to people but can be fatal to the mollusk. They say P.E.I.'s industry is being wiped out.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-oyster-growers-diseases-mortality-msx-dermo-9.7176920?cmp=rss