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BP spill: Cultivating demand for raw oysters from Gulf. A group of restaurateurs, scientists and oyster farmers believe the Gulf of Mexico’s waters can nourish an oyster worthy of being served on the half-shell in the country’s finest raw bars. [more Gulf lies: they will be toxic]
Oceans are world’s seventh largest economy worth $24 trillion, says WWF, in a new report that warns overfishing, pollution and climate change are an unprecedented strain upon marine ecosystems.