Eruption in Tonga affects oyster producers in Nayarit, Brazil

MYRIAM NAVARRO, CORRESPONDENT. THE DAY. TEPIC, Nayarit. About 30 percent of the annual oyster harvest was lost due to the storm surge caused by the volcanic eruption in Tonga that occurred last weekend, reported producers from the communities of Boca de Camichín and Campo de Los Limones, municipality of Santiago. Ixcuintla, in the north of Nayarit. On January 15, the tsunami caused currents that damaged oyster crops and affected around 200 tons, explained Pedro Arenas, a member of the Ostro Camichín cooperative. He explained that the swell was so strong that it hit the strings and rafts where the oysters are planted, tore them up and threw them out to sea. The producer explained that at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Saturday they noticed the tidal wave caused by the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haa'pai submarine volcano, which caused a tsunami throughout the Pacific. The oyster crop suffered severe damage. In our case, the Ostro Camichín cooperative lost 200 tons of product, material and some ...