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Tackle shop on the same property. >> with no wild oysters left to shuck, she turned her business into a seafood store and restaurant and started selling farm raised oysters. >> it upset my mom because she felt like we were giving up. i said no, mom, were not giving up. were just going to have to do it differently. >> its buckling on your chinstrap. >> yeah. >> trying to take care of your family. >> yeah. >> local officials insist the economy is strong, but times have change for oyster men. >> im...

They were processed right here in east point than anywhere in florida. >> ricky and shannon have taken me to cat point. it used to be the most productive oyster bed in the bay. >> were here a half our to an hour well be lucky to catch a dozen legal oysters. >> this is just like a giant fork tweeters. >> thats right. this is going to be funny. see if he can still do it. >> see, this is what were dealing with. this is just -- theres nothing. >> right. >> these are all dead. theres literally nothin...

They all tell the same story, from fields to fisheries, our climate is in crisis. >> everybody thats made their living in this bay is doing a total different trade. >> over four inches of rain completely washed our coys right out of the pasteur. >> its devastating effects are most easily seen by looking at the foods we love. enjoy the coffee and the chocolate chip cookies because those are disappearing, too. >> who believes in global warming? wow, not much, huh? >> theres tremendous disagreement...

Hes been studying this bay since 1970. >> they d models to show this area would become dryer, big storms, lot of rain and then nothing. which is the worst thing you can do to a river bay system and thats what happened. normally its around 15 to 17 feet on the gauge. its at four and a half now. >> up love eating oysters. so im having lunch at lynn with owner lynn martino. this place used to shuck oysters. >> we used to sell them by the tractor trailer. i had 40 harvesters and we worked just about...

Back in apalachicolapalachicola been some skepticism. >> the republican party in florida decided there is no thing as climate change. >> feshls were directed to stop using the term climate change in official communications between rick scott in 2011 to 2019. scott now a united states senator said he is not convinced climate change caused by human activity. >> mr. trump right through the ranks. >> while the oyster crop was -- >> climate change, i dont think -- i think its oil field. >> a lot of p...

However, this very same environment that enabled me to hide my addiction -- >> this is so ridiculously good. >> -- rekindled my passion for connection and food once i got sober. i eventually took over the reins of the kitchen at a french bistro of the twin cities. being surrounded by a bunch of people on the same journey i was got me through the first five years of sobriety in a way nothing else could. >> the industry is now recognizing its addiction problem and is actively searching for solutio...

>> be sure to listen to woys 100.5 fm. >> this is the an lash collet bay on the coast of florida. the home of a oyster. people have made their living oyster fishing for generations. wild oysters, which used to account for 90% of all of floridas oysters and 10% of all the oysters harvested in america have simply vanished. hello. >> hi. >> come aboard. lets head out and see what we

>> same thing. nothing. >> and i feel absolutely nothing on the bottom but crushed shell. >> the bottom line essentially its not going to get better. its going to get worse. as it gets worse, the bay will stand less and less chance of ever coming back. and at some point, the bay, even if the river started to flow again, it wouldnt come back. >> there we go. >> shes a beauty. >> our day in apalachicola bay brings in one live oyster. >> i have a lot of experience eating these. thats delicious. >> ...

Barbecue properly? >> no, 7 foot. >> you want to arm wrestle for money? im in your head. >> you might win. im too big to arm wrestle. >> residents here understand the power of their vote. >> we dont have everybodys vote, were going to be messed up. >> thats exactly right. everyone in this country -- >> especially -- >> g-- gets to vote. >> if we dont get out to vote, were pushed further and further. that one vote counts. >> take a bite for the country. >> mmm. mmm. thats as good as barbecue gets...

Its not beef. im a beef farmer. >> i know! this was not a goc ya moment. i feel the exact same way. its better than thought it would be. >> yeah. >> first time ive had a chance to try it. >> its good. >> i firmly believe were in a climate crisis and the first victim is not the apple crop or the sweet corn or beef that we love, its our local farmers, the people who feed us and help keep food available. >> the consensus of the scientific community is clear, its not a natural psyche m. >> farmers s...