The 2022 floods nearly wiped us out. The freshwater surge came down the river and sat on our leases for weeks. Oysters can handle brackish water for a bit, but prolonged freshwater exposure kills them. We lost about 40% of our stock. Insurance doesn't cover that — there's no crop insurance for oyster farmers. You just have to absorb it and rebuild. We spent months restocking, buying spat, resetting racks. The community helped. Other farmers lent equipment, restaurants pre-ordered to give us cash flow. That's the thing about this industry — when one farm gets hit, everyone feels it. The river connects us all.