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Oyster fishermen worried about problem area along the coast
by Maya Rodriguez / Eyewitness News
wwltv.com
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 6:15 PM
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NEW ORLEANS -- In the waters stretching from the MR-GO, down to the mouth of the Mississippi River, oysters are having a tough time, and a mystery is unfolding in one of the state's most productive areas for oysters.
"It's not a good sign," said John Tesvich, chairman of the Louisiana Oyster Task Force.
The sign is a lack of oyster spat, in what is known as coastal zone number two. Scientists are baffled, and they said so at a meeting on Tuesday of the Oyster Task Force.
Read more:
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Oys...t-problem-area-along-the-coast-114608049.html
by Maya Rodriguez / Eyewitness News
wwltv.com
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 6:15 PM
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NEW ORLEANS -- In the waters stretching from the MR-GO, down to the mouth of the Mississippi River, oysters are having a tough time, and a mystery is unfolding in one of the state's most productive areas for oysters.
"It's not a good sign," said John Tesvich, chairman of the Louisiana Oyster Task Force.
The sign is a lack of oyster spat, in what is known as coastal zone number two. Scientists are baffled, and they said so at a meeting on Tuesday of the Oyster Task Force.
Read more:
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Oys...t-problem-area-along-the-coast-114608049.html