Oyster fishermen alarmed by flood control project

Oyster fishermen are alarmed about a Mississippi flood control project and say it could harm their industry if it becomes a reality.

The One Lake Project is aimed at preventing a flood like the one that devastated metro Jackson in 1979. Critics say that damming the Pearl River to create the new lake could threaten the oyster industry as well as endangered species.

Supporters of the project say there is no evidence that will happen.

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