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Written on Nov 15, 2015
Who would have thought that an oyster farm on the coast of Northern California could have caused a national hullabaloo? Summer Brennan does an excellent job of providing a history of oyster farming on the West Coast (who knew that oysters are not native to the Northern California Coast) and how the 1976 Point Reyes Wilderness Act set the stage for ten-year battle to save an oyster farm on the beautiful Northern California coastline.
In 2005 the Oyster Farm sold; becoming The Drake's Bay Oyster Company, the National Park Service advised the new owners that the 40 year lease would not be renewed in 2012. What commenced was an epic battle between the private sector and the government, with environmentalists, politicians, and the scientific community all voicing an opinion.
I don't believe there was a real cut answer to whether or not the oyster farm should have been allowed to continue in business but I do support the NPS for not allowing it to continue as it does set a precedent which I think would very easily be abused.
This review was originally posted on THE PFAEFFLE JOURNAL
In 2005 the Oyster Farm sold; becoming The Drake's Bay Oyster Company, the National Park Service advised the new owners that the 40 year lease would not be renewed in 2012. What commenced was an epic battle between the private sector and the government, with environmentalists, politicians, and the scientific community all voicing an opinion.
I don't believe there was a real cut answer to whether or not the oyster farm should have been allowed to continue in business but I do support the NPS for not allowing it to continue as it does set a precedent which I think would very easily be abused.
This review was originally posted on THE PFAEFFLE JOURNAL