Oyster reefs being restored off Miss. Coast

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is working to restore over 1,000 acres of oyster reefs. The DMR manages 17 natural oyster reefs. About 97 percent of the commercially harvested oysters come from the reefs in the western Mississippi Sound, primarily from Pass Marianne, Telegraph and Pass Christian reefs. The DMR delayed... [read full story]