Enjoy Puget Sound oysters? Consumers should support environmental action

"THIS winter, many lucky oyster-lovers across the Pacific Northwest will take advantage of the prodigious bounty of shapes, sizes and briny flavors faithfully raised right here in Western Washington. If you are someone who can't bear to go a season without at least a dozen of these natural treasures, iced and on the half-shell, it pays to understand a little about the ongoing efforts to keep them in the Puget Sound.

Responsible for a nationally recognized, signature food of the Pacific Northwest, oyster farming depends on the willingness of Puget Sound inhabitants to protect their precious water resources..."