After a horror bushfire season, record rainfall is not good news for this industry

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The NSW oyster industry is bracing for a hit after the weekend's record rainfall.

, the deluge has presented new problems for one industry already struggling after the horror bushfire season.

"First we lost cash flow with the fires, but what's happened now is some of the catchments have huge amounts of ash and huge amounts of debris, such as leaf litter," chair of the NSW Farmers Oyster Committee Caroline Henry told SBS News."Oysters are filter feeders, so fine ash could compromise their ability to feed. If they can't feed, they will stress and then they will die.

 

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