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November 9, 2010Thursday, Nov. 11
November 11, 2010The 2010-11 oyster season for public seed grounds east of the Mississippi River and in Hackberry Bay has been delayed by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to help protect and enrich oysters for future harvest.
The areas were originally scheduled to open Nov. 15. A new opening date has not been set.
State biologists say data indicates the presence of significant numbers of oyster spat – young oysters less than an inch in length – in some areas east of the river. Officials say harvest was postponed to allow those juvenile oysters time to mature.
The affected public grounds contribute about 28 percent of all oyster harvest in Louisiana annually.
Most of the remaining oyster areas will open as scheduled in mid-November.
