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Podcast: American Shoreline Podcast Network
Episode: Podcast On the Half Shell: Shellfish Growers Face the Pain of Covid-19
Description: Did you know that about 80% of shellfish consumed in America is eaten in restaurants and commercial establishments?  Few of us grab a dozen oysters or mussels on the way home from work.  It's not the American style. Â
This week, Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham welcome to the show Margaret Pilaro, Executive Director of the Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association, and her compatriot and colleague, Bob Rheault, who heads up the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association.  These two friends have been on the frontlines of one of America's key coastal industries for years and right now their members are being h...