Source:  SPECTRUM LOCAL NEWS, 9/28/20

 A lot of work goes into farming and harvesting oysters. Tropical storms and severe weather can drastically slow down a farmer's progress. “It's a very laborious task,” says Scott Burrell, a farmer and the owner of Cape Fear Oyster Company. The Cape Fear Oyster Company flows oysters near New Hanover and Pender Counties. “We'll put in about five hours of work on the farm,” Burrell says. That five hours of labor a day could turn into much more when severe weather comes through if Burrell and his team don't prepare.

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