Nancy Badertscher is a long-time Georgia journalist. Her work has appeared in The Current, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, WSB-TV, and the Athens Banner-Herald.
The man who wants to put more oysters on restaurant platters says Georgia lawmakers may be trying to put a lid on his business.
When Bob Rheault, executive director of the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, saw legislation written to legalize oyster farming in Georgia, he said his first thought was: “They don’t really want an industry, do they?”
