In Precautionary Move, DHH Closes Additional Oyster Harvesting Areas West of the Mississippi Due to Oil Spill 0
Oyster season opens early 0
Oyster season opens early
Cashing in on a hot demand for their world-famous oysters, harvesters can start combing the middle of Apalachicola Bay today — 11 days early — as the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill spreads across the Gulf of Mexico and closes fisheries elsewhere.
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DHH Reopens Additional Oyster Harvesting Areas 0
LDWF and DHH Issue Additional Closures to Fishing and Oyster Harvesting Areas in the Territorial Seas near Marsh Island Due to Reports of Oil 0
DHH Reopens Oyster Harvesting Areas 19 and 21 1
2 Louisiana oyster areas reopen in Gulf ahead of oil slick from Deepwater Horizon spill 0
2 Louisiana oyster areas reopen in Gulf ahead of oil slick from Deepwater Horizon spill
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Louisiana health officials reopened two prime oyster areas today to give harvesters a chance to gather as many oysters as they can ahead of a Gulf of Mexico oil slick that has been spreading west from the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
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In Precautionary Move, DHH Closes Oyster Harvesting Areas 19 and 21 Due to Oil Spill 0
DHH Reopens Oyster Harvesting Areas 5 and 6 0
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Oyster prices rise as result of Gulf oil spill 1
Oyster prices rise as result of Gulf oil spill
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina seafood distributors and restaurants say the Gulf oil spill is to blame for an uptick in the price of oysters. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports Friday that wholesalers have increased the cost of oysters by as much as 40 percent. Some Raleigh seafood restaurateurs have decided to drop the shellfish from their menus altogether for fear of negative …
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