Alabama oyster season over; harvest nearly double last year’s

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MOBILE, Ala. ( WKRG) — The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resource and Marine Resources Division will open oyster harvest areas on Oct. 4 in Alabama, according to a news release.

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Alabama is one of the largest oyster processors in the United States, and dedicated farmers are bringing Alabama Gulf oysters to tables. There are over a dozen oyster farmers in the Gulf, and while each oyster farmer may have different operations or unique subtleties in flavor, they have a passion for the tradition of oyster processing in common.

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The taking of oysters is permitted Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The specific dates and location of areas open for harvest are announced via news release. Catchers are encouraged to contact a Marine Resources Division office or visit www.outdooralabama.com. The public reefs will be closed May 1st through September 30th of.

Alabama oyster season over; harvest nearly double last year’s

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The Alabama Marine Resources Division (MRD) staff conducted pre18-season quadrat dives and collected 178 samples resulting in an initial harvest goal of 20,464 sacks for the 2021-2022 season. The goal was set at 33% of the estimated harvestable oysters in Heron Bay and the Cedar Point West areas. The harvest estimate for Cedar Point East was.

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Summary of Alabama's Oyster Harvest Alabama's public oyster reefs opened for harvest on October 4, 2021, and will close for the season on Friday, January 21, 2022, at the end of the harvest day. The cooperation between MRD, the Alabama Department of Public Health, commercial oyster catchers and seafood dealers led to a successful harvest this.

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An average sack of oysters weighs about 85 pounds. Oyster prices are ranging from 75 to 90 centers per pound currently. Commercial catchers are limited to six sacks per day. "The average is 5.7 sacks per day, so most catchers are getting their limit almost every day," Bannon said. "Our preseason surveys gave us an indication that this.

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Alabama's public oyster reefs opened for harvest on October 2, 2023, and will close for the season at the end of the harvest day on Friday, January 19, 2024. The cooperation between MRD, the Alabama Department of Public Health, commercial oyster catchers and seafood dealers continues to move the oyster resources in Alabama in a positive.

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October 20, 2022. By DAVID RAINER, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Those who love to dine on Alabama's succulent oysters are in luck. The state's oyster season opened on October 3, and the oyster catchers are busy plucking those delicious bivalves from the reefs in coastal waters. Scott Bannon, Alabama Department.

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A more complete breakdown of commercial oyster harvesting regulations and the oyster management harvesting zone map can be found on the Fishing Regulations page. For more information regarding Oyster Management contact Jason Herrmann . For questions regarding oyster harvesting regulations contact either the Gulf Shores, (251)-968-7576, or.

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Alabama's Oyster Harvest exceeded all expectations from its start, October 4, 2021, to its finish this Friday. According to MRD's director, Scott Bannon, "The 2021-2022 harvest season was.

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By Alabama harvest rules, a sack is about 85 pounds of mature oysters in the shell. The season before that, 2019-20, was 11,258 sacks, so the pattern is an increasingly strong rebound from 2018-19.

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By: Emily McCay / Published: Jul 13, 2023. Oyster Gardening in Alabama is underway! Sites in Little Lagoon and Mobile Bay received their oysters last month. Oysters will remain under the care of the gardeners for the next 4-6 months, after which they will be picked up and planted onto oyster reefs. Bagged, seasoned-recycled oyster shell was.

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This year's wild oyster season opened Oct. 4. An end date hasn't yet been set, Bannon said. When the 2020-21 season ended on Dec. 23, 2020, the final tally was 22,070 sacks .