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Mississippi panel approves Oct. 13 openings, sack limits for parts of 2025–26 oyster season
Summary
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources staff recommended and the commission approved opening several Western Mississippi Sound areas on Oct. 13 with daily sack limits of 15 sacks per tonger and 20 per dredger after presenting reef assessments and harvest estimates.
Jason (staff member) told the Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources on Sept. 16 that staff recommends opening specific Western Mississippi Sound areas for the 2025–26 oyster season and setting daily limits. "We recommend the staff recommends to the executive director that the agency open area 2 A, area 1 b, area 2 b, area 2 e, area 2 f, Area 2 G, 2 H, and Area 2 I in in the Western Mississippi sound for oyster season. Season will open on October 13. The daily sack limit will be set at 15 sacks per day per vessel for tongers, 20 sacks per day per vessel for dredgers," Jason said during his presentation. The recommendation followed a staff presentation…
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