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Oyster parasite MSX found in more locations on P.E.I.
This article was written by Kevin Yarr and Alex MacIsaac and originally published by CBC News on September 27, 2024 at 9:32AM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. Evidence suggests ‘MSX is present or highly likely to be present in numerous bays and rivers’…
Read MoreP.E.I. hatchery boosting production to help oyster industry cope with MSX
This article was written by Nancy Russell and originally published by CBC News on August 26, 2024 at 6:00AM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. ‘Hatcheries are going to play a critical role’ in the battle against the disease, says aquaculture adviser Fishers out…
Read MoreOyster industry reps at Summerside conference seek solutions to MSX outbreak
This article was written by Shane Ross and Nancy Russell and originally published by CBC News on August 21, 2024 at 7:39PM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. Experts from U.S. and Cape Breton are sharing their experiences with the parasite MSX (or multinucleate…
Read MoreDamaging MSX parasite detected in P.E.I., threatening oyster growers
This article was written by Lisa Jackson and originally published by Global Seafood Alliance on August 13, 2024 at 7:13PM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. MSX parasite detected in oysters from Bedeque Bay, P.E.I. for first time, ‘devastating news’ for the local oyster…
Read MoreDarnley Basin is 5th P.E.I. waterway to test positive for oyster disease, says CFIA
This article was written by Stephen Brun and originally published by CBC News on August 13, 2024 at 7:13PM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. Presumptive positive test result for MSX also found in Percival River Primary control zones have been put in place…
Read MoreP.E.I. oyster processor estimates MSX has cost it $100,000 so far
This article was written by Sheehan Desjardins and originally published by CBC News on July 29, 2024 at 6:00AM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. ‘It’s hard to sleep because we don’t know what’s gonna happen’ Gordon Jeffery says 23 years in the oyster…
Read MoreP.E.I.’s oyster industry will need to learn to ‘live with MSX,’ says fisheries minister
This article was written by Victoria Walton and originally published by CBC News on July 25, 2024 at 2:47PM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. ‘We’ll do whatever we can in our power to help them,’ says Cory Deagle P.E.I. Fisheries Minister Cory Deagle…
Read MoreHow the P.E.I oyster fishery could find a way out of its MSX crisis
This article was written by Kevin Yarr and originally published by CBC News on July 24, 2024 at 11:07AM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. ‘There is a near-term period of some pain ahead,’ say Virginia-based marine science researcher Ryan Carnegie, left, a professor…
Read MoreOfficials in P.E.I. ‘working around the clock’ to curb spread of oyster disease
This article was written by Stephen Brun and originally published by CBC News on July 24, 2024 at 6:25PM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. Bedeque Bay-area MLA pushes for better communication, financial help from province This map shows the zones on P.E.I., in…
Read More‘Stressed’ P.E.I. oyster harvesters ‘want to get back on the water’ after MSX shutdowns
This article was written by Wayne Thibodeau and Stephen Brun and originally published by CBC News on July 22, 2024 at 7:50PM ADT. We are sharing the full text here for reference. All rights remain with the original publisher. ‘It’s hard on the mental health; you’re stressed all the time,’ says Bedeque Bay fisherman Dwayne…
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