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Record-breaking oyster Jill dies from stress after festival victory celebrations
Retired oyster farmer Bernie Connell's prized Pacific oyster, Jill, died weeks after winning Australia's biggest oyster title for the second time at the Narooma Oyster Festival. The 3.01-kilogram shellfish, which survived the 2020 Black Summer fires, succumbed to freshwater floods after being handled extensively during post-competition celebrations. Connell believes the stress from being "picked up and dropped" by admirers weakened.
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