SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A popular family-owned oyster farm whose lease at the Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California has expired will be allowed to keep operating until the end of the year under a legal agreement with the federal government announced Monday.
The settlement between the National Park Service and Drakes Bay Oyster Company ends a yearslong battle over the farm’s fate that pitted environmentalists against scientists and even divided California’s two U.S. senators. As part of the deal, which still must be approved by a federal judge, the Park Service would cover the cost of cleaning up the site and offer rental assistance and other relocation benefits to Drakes Bay employees who live there.
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