1.   And oyster farmers have used the technique to bolster their cultivated underwater beds for generations, he said.

2.   Local markets and restaurants that relied on Tomales Bay oyster farmers are turning to other sources.

3.   Oyster farmers in North Coos Bay have begged officials to deploy them across the harbor to protect their shellfish.

4.   That is of little comfort to the Akoya oyster farmers, particularly small suppliers who have less wherewithal to withstand a crisis.

5.   The suspension catches the oyster farmers at the cusp of the retail season.

6.   Dutch oyster farmers have halted all sales and exports after hundreds of consumers in northern Europe were sickened by an oyster-borne virus, a spokeswoman said Thursday.

7.   High costs and pollution are pushing oyster farmers out of business.

8.   Hundreds of hectares of two marine national parks were endangered, and television showed fish and oyster farmers helplessly watching thousands of fish die in the greasy black scum.