But the times — and oceans — they are
a’changing. And a new research program in northern New Brunswick is
studying what these changes mean for the beloved eastern oyster.

Élise Mayrand, a biologist at the
Université de Moncton’s Shippagan campus, is part of a team that looks
at how the excessive production of carbon pollution (CO2)
by people is changing the chemistry of coastal waters on the east coast
and how these changes will affect the various life stages of eastern
oysters.