Oyster and kelp farmers join calls to future-proof NSW south coast's blue economy

Experts warn the region's marine environment is undergoing a 'dynamic state of change' due to climate warming, freshwater runoff and stormsSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityDuring the 2019 black summer bushfires, oyster farmer Kevin McAsh's leases along the Clyde River on the New South Wales south coast were badly charred. Afterwards, floods washed debris upstream into the Batemans Bay estuaries."The elders said they've never seen anything like it. All the ground cover was destroyed," he says. Continue reading...