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CBC News Article: Oyster growers in P.E.I. seeing nearly 100% mortality rate as 2 diseases hurt industry

Many oyster growers in western P.E.I. are reporting 100 per cent mortality in their cages as they pull them up after the winter. The Island has been hit hard by two oyster diseases, MSX and dermo, in recent years. CBC’s Nancy Russell has that story.

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