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CMR votes to keep public oyster reefs closed for 2019-2020 season

19-58-CWS | September 27, 2019

BILOXI, Miss. – The Commission on Marine Resources voted unanimously at their meeting on Sept. 17 to not allow the harvest of oysters from the public oyster grounds for the 2019-2020 oyster season.

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and conserving marine interests of the state by managing all marine life, public trust wetlands, adjacent uplands and waterfront areas to provide for the optimal commercial, recreational, educational and economic uses of these resources consistent with environmental concerns and social changes. Visit the DMR online at dmr.ms.gov.

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