BILOXI — The Mississippi Sound oyster reefs are either depleted or stressed, according to the latest assessment by the Department of Marine Resources, but there will still be an oyster season this fall that could extend into winter.
The season, which will begin at the discretion of DMR Executive Director Jamie Miller, probably in late October, will be only for the tonging reefs off Pass Christian. Dredging will not be allowed.
"It's pathetic," said George Stores, a Bayou Caddy oysterman and member of the Oyster Task Force who was on board the DMR's The Conservationist as the reefs were surveyed. "It's absolutely pathetic. I've never seen it this bad."
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