Mississippi oyster season closes again

BILOXI -- Two oyster harvest areas that opened temporarily Wednesday are closed until further notice, according to the state Department of Marine Resources.

The reefs were closed at 4 p.m. Wednesday following poor test results from water samples, DMR spokeswoman Melissa Scallan said.

Wednesday morning, the DMR conditionally opened Area II E and Area II F in an effort to provide some relief to Mississippi's distressed commercial oyster season, which has already seen several long closures and below-average harvests when the waters do open. Both those areas, along with the rest of Mississippi's oyster reefs, will remain closed until further notice.

This story was originally published March 30, 2016 at 4:58 PM with the headline "Mississippi oyster season closes again ."