Oysters

A new celebration for oysters is taking place in Mobile this year. The Mobile County Wildlife and Conservation Association, Alabama’s oldest organization dedicated to preserving the state’s wildlife along the Gulf Coast, is hosting their inaugural Summer Celebration for honoring Mobile Bay’s Oysters on Aug. 24.

Oyster restoration in Coastal Alabama is continuing with funding through the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resources Damage Assessment Program. $7 million to aid the efforts has been approved by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Holiday kitchens may have a harder time finding oysters from Alabama this season due to a decision from the Alabama Marine Resource Division.

The Food and Drug Administration is issuing a warning about frozen half shell oysters in Alabama and a dozen other states over the threat of food poisoning. The shellfish were harvested back in February and exported by the Dai One Food company in South Korean, which issued a recall for the suspect oysters.

For some people, oysters are something you serve up on the half shell. But, the mollusks also play a major role in the environment and economy of Alabama. On a Saturday morning, a pair of small boats ease up to a cove at Lightning Point near Bayou La Batre. On board are a handful of students, marine scientist, and volunteers. The passenger list also includes about sixteen 16 million baby oysters.

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