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Mississippi oyster season to reopen January 15

The Department of Marine Resources say oyster season will re-open on January 15 in approved areas for a maximum 11-day period. Those areas are: Area I "B"           This area includes St Joe reefs Area II "A”          This area includes the…

Oyster season begins on November 13th

The oyster season in Mississippi will be opening in just 2 weeks, the legal beginning at sunrise on November 13th. Oyster season in the specified waters will be limited to…

DMR closes Area 5 to oyster harvesting at noon Wednesday

BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Wednesday that Area 5 Approved growing waters are closed to the harvest of oysters beginning at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, due to the threat of…