Australia: Wallowing in a Sea of Uncertainty
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The Yorke Peninsula aquaculture community is taking matters into its own hands to test water for the toxic algal bloom, as some seafood outlets import from overseas because consumers refuse to eat locally caught fish.
Two of the worst-hit towns, Stansbury and Port Vincent, are struggling as the industry reels from bans, job lay-offs and falling sales.
Oyster farmers in the area, who have been unable to harvest their stock for more than 80 days following the detection of breve toxins in the water, are at breaking point, with...
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