Oyster fishing was their livelihood. Now they're taking $40K to walk away

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Wild oyster fishers on P.E.I. are handing over their licences this fall as part of a federal buyback program. It comes as two diseases have decimated western P.E.I.'s oyster industry. CBC's Nancy Russell reports. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: https://www.cbc.ca/news Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcnews Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Subscribe to CBC News on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb6MSjH9Bb63S9tbQa1Y Download the CBC News app…

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