The areas that are producing are so small consumers would be lucky to see a Florida oyster right now,

This is certainly a low in the oyster industry in the state of Florida right now.

If that happens, that oyster will not come back ever unless you dump oyster shells,

This is probably the worst time of the year to have depressed oyster production because as we move into the cooler months, demand for oysters increases, ... The holidays is the peak.

I think the belief comes about because forests do help to reduce floods in small areas, and so people assume it must also apply to severe floods in large areas.

The fishermen that did work them for a couple days before we had to close them down for red tide said that there's resources out there that they could make a living off of,