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On a recent boat trip from Mahone Bay to Pearl Island, the captain =
pointed out a small oyster farm we passed and he mentioned that the =
parasite had wiped out the harvest there.
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Dusan Soudek
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2014 8:13 PM
To: NatureNS
Subject: [NatureNS] oyster fishery and aquaculture in Bras d'Or Lake ?
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Is anyone on NatureNS following the oyster industry in Cape Breton? I =
have just returned from a multi-day canoe trip through the Bras =
d=E2=80=99Or Lake and was surprised by how much of the oyster =
aquaculture infrastructure seemed to be derelict or out of the water. =20
MSX, the mysterious microscopic parasite was detected there in 2002, =
resulting in the virtual closure of the industry there. Has the oyster =
industry recovered? Has the parasite, thought to be originally from the =
Pacific, spread to other oyster-producing parts of the Maritimes? =20
Dusan Soudek
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naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dusan Soudek<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 03, 2014 =
8:13 PM<br><b>To:</b> NatureNS<br><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] oyster =
fishery and aquaculture in Bras d'Or Lake =
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class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> Is =
anyone on NatureNS following the oyster industry in Cape Breton? I have =
just returned from a multi-day canoe trip through the Bras d=E2=80=99Or =
Lake and was surprised by how much of the oyster aquaculture =
infrastructure seemed to be derelict or out of the water. =
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MSX, the mysterious microscopic parasite was detected there in 2002, =
resulting in the virtual closure of the industry there. Has the oyster =
industry recovered? Has the parasite, thought to be originally from the =
Pacific, spread to other oyster-producing parts of the Maritimes? =
<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> =
Dusan Soudek<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>
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