Alabama NewsCenter — Alabama’s oyster harvest off to great start

By David Rainer
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Those who love to dine on Alabama’s succulent oysters are in luck. The state’s oyster season opened Oct. 3, and the oyster catchers are busy plucking those delicious bivalves from the reefs in coastal waters.

Scott Bannon, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) director of the Marine Resources Division (MRD), said both the number of catchers and sacks of oysters harvested per day are up from last season.

“To my knowledge, we had a record number of catchers for an opening day at 243,” Bannon said. “The max we had last year on any given day was 211. Last year, we averaged 180 catchers a day. This year, we’re averaging 220.

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