Source: WRAL, 7/24/22

A new effort is underway in the state to help restore wild oyster populations. The program, which is being run by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), works by partnering with oyster growers. Many consider program a win-win. The oyster industry in North Carolina has grown dramatically in recent years, and now a new program will look to not only help bolster future wild oyster numbers, it will also benefit oyster growers in the state.

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