Drakes Bay Oyster fought the good fight but it's now forced to remove all operations
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Courthouse News Service] By Rebekah Kearn - September 16, 2014 -
OAKLAND, Calif., A federal judge refused to stop the federal government from shutting down an embattled oyster farm in Marin County's Tomales Bay.
Closing Drakes Bay will also cost several small, local restaurants the patronage of loyal customers and thousands of dollars in profits because locally sourced organic shellfish is the heart of their menus, and many cannot afford the cost of shipping in non-local oysters, according to the complaint.
Drakes Bay closed its retail operations on July 31, but the government agreed to give the plaintiffs 30 days after the court ruled on its motion for preliminary injunction before it must remove all of its operations.
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