Australia: Oysters Pricey, Small and Scarce Thanks to Climate Disasters
Oysters will be scarcer, smaller and more expensive on Christmas tables this year after twin climate disasters in two states - floods that devastated northern NSW leases and the harmful algal bloom that contaminated crops in South Australia.
The disastrous season comes amid a nationwide effort to restore wild native oyster reefs in sites such as Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay and the Noosa River on the Sunshine Coast, as scientists are belatedly recognising their water filtration role as "the kidneys of the coastline", as well as a breeding ground for fish...
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