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PEI Oyster Farmers Save Crop with Disease-Resistant Seeds
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Prince Edward Islands oyster farmers face a crisis due to MSX and dermo diseases, but Atlantic Aqua Farms in Borden-Carleton is providing a solution with fifty million disease-resistant oyster seeds from Rutgers University. The farm plans to go commercial scale next year, offering hope to growers like James Power at Raspberry Point Oysters in Cavendish, who have suffered significant losses. Both companies aim to establish their own hatcheries for long-term resistance, but the imported seed provides immediate relief, allowing farmers to replant and share the wealth across the province.
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