Rising Tides: The oyster industry faces climate change challenges and solutions

​​On Sept. 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory about recent reports of severe Vibrio vulnificus infections, associated with warming coastal waters, especially in the Gulf of Mexico and along the East Coast.

For those of us in New England, aka the land of lobster rolls and clam chowder, abstaining from shellfish isn’t an option. We want our dollar oysters, and we want them now. Not to worry, there have been no reported cases in Massachusetts.

As we selfishly fret about our ability to indulge in inexpensive oysters at a pub, a more ominous reality festers in the underbelly.