Willapa Bay oyster grower moves hatchery operation to Hawaii

Seattle Times by Craig Welch | Jun. 22, 2012 (News Report)

A Willapa Bay shellfish company is shifting some of its operations to Hawaii because of ocean acidification that scientists believe is killing tiny oyster larvae in shellfish farms along Washington's coast. Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 23, 2012

Good in that it tells the story of ocean acidification that is threatening the food supply on the planet.

Oysters were no longer reproducing naturally on the Washington Coast. Oyster larvae were even dying in nearby hatcheries, which use seawater to raise baby shellfish

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