re: NPR reporting 100% mortality for all Oyster beds affected by flood divertion...

As salt water intrudes further inland. The oyster beds and oyster leases move further inland.

If you reclaim the areas by introducing fresh water and sediment, which pushes back the salt water and oysters, you are met with lawsuits by oysterman.

As the oysterman talk about coastal preservation/ restoration from one side of their mouth, they also resist any efforts of coastal conservation that change the status quo. Its definitely a Catch 22.