CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Aquaculture farmers in Middle Township are riding the leading edge of an oyster renaissance, a Rutgers marine scientist said recently, and last week independent growers in the area got the vocal support of a federal lawmaker in their pursuit to revitalize a once-great state industry.
On Monday, Oct. 6, U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo stood on the shore of the Delaware Bay in Middle Township and grinned as he swallowed an oyster taken just moments earlier from the chilly waters.
“It doesn’t get any better than this,” LoBiondo said. “It’s a case of gathering information, with the added bonus of fresh oysters.”
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