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MDMR says oyster beds remain closed after river crest, samples exceed safety thresholds
Summary
Office of Marine Fisheries staff reported that high river stages and elevated fecal coliform results have kept Mississippi shellfish areas closed; sampling and salinity monitoring will continue before reopening.
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) reported March 18 that oyster harvesting areas remain closed after river stages rose and recent water samples exceeded the department's safety thresholds.
Ellen Coffin, Office of Marine Fisheries staff, told the Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources that the department closed shellfish areas on Feb. 16 after river stages rose and that samples taken March 6 were “above our opening criteria for shellfish safety,” preventing reopening. "Unfortunately, the samples were above our opening…
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