Green | July 13, 2008 | 4 comments

Like oysters on the half shell? Eat 'em before they're no more!

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If you like oysters, better eat 'em now. In a few years they'll be scarcer than pearls.
Warming temperatures have created conditions for a fiercesome bacteria -- harmless to humans but deadly to baby oysters. It's infected most West Coast oyster hatcheries which cannot re-seed for future harvests.

Eat 'em while ya got 'em!

This article has all the sad, slurpy details.
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