Coast Beaches and Oyster Reef Closed Until Further Notice

Effective at 4 p.m. today, all local beaches and oyster reefs on the Gulf Coast have been closed until further notice.
The call was made by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, along with the Department of Environmental Quality, as a precautionary measure due to potentially harmful algae blooms in the Mississippi Sound.
The following oyster reefs will close:
Area I “B” Conditionally Approved Waters – This area includes St. Joseph’s or St. Joe Reef.
Area II “A” Conditionally Approved Waters – This area includes northern portions of the Pass Christian and Henderson Point reefs and Hornets reef.
Area II “B” Conditionally Approved Waters – This area includes St. Stanislaus and Waveland reefs.
Area II “D” Conditionally Approved Waters – This area includes the public reefs in St. Louis Bay, between the U.S. Highway 90 Bridge and the CSX Railroad Bridge.
Area II “E” Conditionally Approved Waters – This area includes Square Handkerchief reef and southern portions of Henderson Point Reef.
Area II “F” Conditionally Approved Waters – This area includes southern portions of the Pass Christian Reef.