Miss. oyster season to close

BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has announced that oyster season within state waters will close at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 14. Oyster season opened in November. The order was made by virtue of the authority of the Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources, under provisions of Section 49-15-15 of the Mississippi Code authorizing the executive director of MDMR to allow a limited 2014-15 Mississippi oyster season. For more information, call the MDMR Oyster Hotline at 228-374-5167 or 1-800-385-5902. (Source: Mississippi Department of Marine Resources 03/06/15)