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Damaging MSX parasite detected in P.E.I., threatening oyster growers
This article was written by Lisa Jackson and originally published by Global Seafood Alliance on August 13, 2024 at 7:13PM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. MSX parasite detected in oysters from Bedeque Bay, P.E.I. for first time, ‘devastating news’ for the local oyster…
Read MoreDarnley Basin is 5th P.E.I. waterway to test positive for oyster disease, says CFIA
This article was written by Stephen Brun and originally published by CBC News on August 13, 2024 at 7:13PM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. Presumptive positive test result for MSX also found in Percival River Primary control zones have been put in place…
Read MoreP.E.I. oyster processor estimates MSX has cost it $100,000 so far
This article was written by Sheehan Desjardins and originally published by CBC News on July 29, 2024 at 6:00AM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. ‘It’s hard to sleep because we don’t know what’s gonna happen’ Gordon Jeffery says 23 years in the oyster…
Read MoreP.E.I.’s oyster industry will need to learn to ‘live with MSX,’ says fisheries minister
This article was written by Victoria Walton and originally published by CBC News on July 25, 2024 at 2:47PM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. ‘We’ll do whatever we can in our power to help them,’ says Cory Deagle P.E.I. Fisheries Minister Cory Deagle…
Read MoreHow the P.E.I oyster fishery could find a way out of its MSX crisis
This article was written by Kevin Yarr and originally published by CBC News on July 24, 2024 at 11:07AM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. ‘There is a near-term period of some pain ahead,’ say Virginia-based marine science researcher Ryan Carnegie, left, a professor…
Read MoreOfficials in P.E.I. ‘working around the clock’ to curb spread of oyster disease
This article was written by Stephen Brun and originally published by CBC News on July 24, 2024 at 6:25PM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. Bedeque Bay-area MLA pushes for better communication, financial help from province This map shows the zones on P.E.I., in…
Read More‘Stressed’ P.E.I. oyster harvesters ‘want to get back on the water’ after MSX shutdowns
This article was written by Wayne Thibodeau and Stephen Brun and originally published by CBC News on July 22, 2024 at 7:50PM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. ‘It’s hard on the mental health; you’re stressed all the time,’ says Bedeque Bay fisherman Dwayne…
Read MoreP.E.I. oyster harvesters call for regular updates on harmful parasite
This article was written by Stephen Brun and originally published by CBC News on July 21, 2024 at 5:46PM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. ‘We all have to work together,’ says shellfish association’s executive director MSX is a major concern to oyster harvesters…
Read MoreMore oyster licences on P.E.I. placed under quarantine
This article was written by Stephen Brun and originally published by CBC News on July 20, 2024 at 11:24AM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. 3 of 10 sites tested positive for the presence of parasite, says aquaculture alliance The CFIA says all sites…
Read MoreOyster bar owners on P.E.I. say future of industry could be at stake due to MSX parasite
This article was written by Isabelle Gallant and originally published by CBC News on July 19, 2024 at 8:16PM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. Diners are still ordering oysters, but restaurant owners concerned about the coming years The shipments of P.E.I. oysters coming…
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