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Summer Brennan on Wilderness, Politics and the Oyster War
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Summer Brennan on Wilderness, Politics and the Oyster War

Summer Brennan, author of The Oyster War, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about her book and the fight between the Drakes Bay Oyster Company and the federal government over farming oysters in the Point Reyes National Seashore. Along the way they discuss the economics of oyster farming, the nature of wilderness, and the challenge of land use in national parks and seashores.

EconTalk · EconTalk: Russ Roberts

August 10, 20151h 4m

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Show Notes

Summer Brennan, author of The Oyster War, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about her book and the fight between the Drakes Bay Oyster Company and the federal government over farming oysters in the Point Reyes National Seashore. Along the way they discuss the economics of oyster farming, the nature of wilderness, and the challenge of land use in national parks and seashores.

Topics

summer brennaneconomicseconlibfishingnational parksseashoreenvironment