Walmart, Whole Foods still selling Gulf seafood

Walmart removes fresh seafood counters from a "few" of its Supercenter stores in Florida, but the decision is tied to demographics and lackluster sales not the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, despite media reports to the contrary.

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Oyster prices on the climb

The effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are rippling up the East Coast. Wholesale prices of Northeast oysters have jumped about 30 percent since the start of the oil spill, according to industry sources. Read this premium market report >

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