Get your fresh Gulf oysters today as the season opens in the western portion of the Mississippi Sound. News 25’s Toni Miles was there when the season legally opened at sunrise this morning and shows us why leaders with the…
Oyster season in the western portion of the Mississippi Sound will begin Monday, November 6th at legal sunrise. The Commission on Marine Resources originally set the start date for Monday, November 13th. However, oyster seasons in Louisiana and Texas are…
Oyster season is off to a rocky start after Monday’s opening. Nearly 100 boats harvested 12 hundred sacs of oysters on the first day of the season. The oyster fishermen who spoke with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources said…
Oyster season is right around the corner. The state commission on marine resources voted to open oyster season at sunrise on Monday, October 3rd. The reefs in the western part of the Mississippi Sound will be open to both tonging…
Two oyster areas will reopen for harvesting at legal sunrise Thursday, March 3, officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Wednesday. The reefs have been closed since 4 p.m. Dec. 11 because of the red tide, the opening…
The Department of Marine Resources hopes to open oyster season next week. This comes after the two month hiatus from the red tide and opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway. Officials are waiting for samples to come back from the…
Phase one of the DMR’s emergency oyster rescue program has ended, making today the last day.