BILOXI, Miss. – The first phase of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources' emergency oyster recovery program has ended with 40,000 sacks of oysters successfully relocated within three days.
DMR Executive Director Jamie Miller said in a news release weather conditions and the availability of oysters were factors in making the decision to transplant them to waters that wouldn't be affected by freshwater intrusion from the opening of the Bonnet Carre spillway after Mississippi River flooding.
Early Wednesday, DMR officials initially estimated only 12,000 to 15,000 sacks of oysters were relocated. Late Wednesday evening, spokeswoman Melissa Scallan said a count of trip tickets increased the figure to 40,000 sacks.
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