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Off-bottom oyster park open for harvest effective Nov. 1

19-71-CWS | November 1, 2019

BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that Approved Area V is open to the harvest of oysters effective at legal sunrise on November 1, 2019.

 

Approved Area V is an area that only includes the 80-acre off-bottom oyster park and is approved only for the individuals licensed for oyster aquaculture harvest.

 

All current rules and regulations will remain in effect.

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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