ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The oyster industry in Maryland may never be the same again, according to company leaders. Along with stay-at-home orders implemented amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant industry saw reduced capacity, which limited the consumption of oysters. READ MORE: Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Sites To Open This Month In Hagerstown, Waldorf, Salisbury, Gov. Larry Hogan Says Scott Budden leads Orchard Point Oyster Company. He said that changed everything. “It’s been one of those things where people have had to get creative with how they get oysters to consumers,” he said. >> WJZ has a new news app! Download it now! << Restaurant sales were zero during the height of the virus. The state’s Department of Natural Resources said there has been a 25% drop in oysters sold. “They keep growing until they actually die because of old age or disease or whatever the reason, so what you’re seeing is just more a greater volume of larger oysters,” … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Pandemic May Permanently Change Maryland’s Oyster Industry, Company Leaders Say
