Province, Ottawa Announce Funding To Redevelop Local Oyster Industry

by Bobby NockMay 27, 2022

The province and the federal government are spending $2 million in a bid to redevelop the oyster industry in the Bras d’Or Lakes.

The parasite MSX sidelined the industry in the Bras d’Or for the past 15 years.

The Verschuren Centre at Cape Breton University will use the money to develop a land-based oyster hatchery to provide healthy larvae to Bras d’Or Lakes oyster growers.

The Centre’s lab will decontaminate equipment and water to prevent the spread of MSX.

The oyster industry in the Bras d’Or Lakes used to generate about 80 per cent of oyster landings in Nova Scotia.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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