Bouchard Interviewed for National Fisheries Newspaper Article

A newly published article in the national Fish Farming News aquaculture newspaper about the MSX oyster disease outbreak in the Damariscotta River that threatens Maine’s million-dollar oyster industry included an interview with Debbie Bouchard, UMaine researcher and manager of the Maine Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory. Bouchard says that while this parasitic disease isn’t new to Maine, the size of the outbreak is unusual. MAAHL a collaborative service of UMaine’s Department of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, Cooperative Extension, and the Lobster Institute.