SAN LEON, Texas—Truckloads of Gulf of Mexico oysters headed to restaurants and grocery stores over the past week, the biggest supply to hit the market since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill devastated the local seafood industry earlier this year.
Texas, which with other Gulf states supplies two-thirds of the oysters produced in the U.S., opened its annual oyster season Monday; Louisiana is set to follow suit Nov. 15.
But as the year's big harvest begins, dealers are holding their breath: Will Americans still have any appetite for oysters?
Lisa Halili fears not. She and her family run Prestige Oysters Inc., one of the biggest oyster dealers in the U.S. Every year, its boats and docks along the coasts of Texas and Louisiana supply millions of pounds of oysters destined for raw bars and deep fryers nationwide.
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