P.E.I. Oyster Growers Grappling With Early Winter

ALBERTON, P.E.I. – Mother Nature has dealt the Island’s shellfish industry a challenging fall. Crews that would normally be working on open water at this time of year have found themselves chopping through ice to tend gear.

“We’ve had a terrible fall,” said Shawn Cooke, president of the Island Oyster Growers Group.

While a lot of gear got cleaned up in the past week, Cooke said the situation looked really gloomy a week ago when a cold snap enveloped floating cages and marker buoys in ice.

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