BILOXI, Miss. – If you thought the oyster industry in South Mississippi was dead after the spillway disaster, a handful of oyster farmers can show proof that it is alive and growing.
For almost two months now, they have been hauling in their first bounty since the freshwater intrusion, courtesy of the off-bottom aquaculture program begun by the Department of Marine Resources south of Deer Island.
Deer Island Oyster Company, managed by Kevin Gabbert, is one of those entrepreneurial businesses.
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