24-54-CWS | November 26, 2024
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the state’s oyster season will close for the harvest of oysters beginning at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. The approved and conditionally approved areas are:
- Area I “B” This area includes St. Joe reefs
- Area II “A” This area includes the Pass Christian Tonging Box
- Area II “B,” This area includes Waveland and St. Stanislaus reefs
- Area II “E” This area includes Henderson Point reefs
- Area II “F” This area includes Pass Dredging reefs
- Area II “G” This area includes Pass Marianne reefs
- Area II “H” This area includes Telegraph reefs
- Area II “I” This area includes Pelican reefs
For more information, call the MDMR Oyster Hotline at 228-374-5167 or 1-800-385-5902.
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.
