Oyster harvesters in P.E.I. fear overfishing, empty rivers next spring amid MSX concerns4 hours agoDuration 2:434 hours agoNewsDuration 2:43More than 80 of the Island’s wild oyster harvesters had to find new places to fish after the MSX parasite forced the shutdown of Bedeque Bay last year. As CBC’s Nancy Russell reports, the pressure to find more oysters has meant some rivers are being fished out — and that could mean no catches next spring. Related Stories P.E.I. hatchery says it’s produced 1st MSX-resistant oyster seed in Canada Atlantic Canada’s lobster industry stung by low prices and global economic turmoil Lennox Island chief says moderate-livelihood lobster fishers will replace traps seized by DFO P.E.I. strawberry farmer hopeful more Islanders will buy local amid disease concerns Golf P.E.I. hopes ‘Buy Canadian’ leads to another record year for Island coursesMore from NewsVideo1:09Riley Laychuk’s Manitoba forecast for Tuesday, June 10, 20253 hours agoVideo1:55Meet Diane Marin, the Nunavut bodybuilder making waves3 hours agoVideo1:46Town of Fort Smith issues fines, seizes dirt bikes over concerns of unsafe riding3 hours agoVideo2:45On the front lines of the wildfire fight2 hours agoVideo3:05ArtsBuild Ontario turns empty building spaces into creative art hubs3 hours agoTrending NowVideo1:18#TheMoment an orca ‘moonwalked’ off the coast of West VancouverThe National June 9Video2:01Ozempic, Mounjaro linked to vision loss in diabeticsThe National June 7Video1:54Toronto pub mass shooting linked to tow truck industry violenceThe National June 5Video7:25Summer McIntosh demolishes world record in 400m freestyle at Canadian swimming trialsJune 8Video0:19Construction workers trapped by wildfire take shelter in a shipping containerJune 8
Oyster harvesters in P.E.I. fear overfishing, empty rivers next spring amid MSX concerns
