Associated Press
Alabama closes some oystering areas, sparking protests
Alabama officials have closed some oystering grounds in Mobile Bay, prompting protests from harvesters. The move by the Alabama Marine Resource Division is part of a continuing effort to keep wild oyster reefs in the Gulf of Mexico from being killed by overharvesting. The state closed the western half of its oystering area in Mobile Bay on Nov. 23, WKRG-TV reports, and closed two small but productive areas in the eastern half of the bay on Tuesday.
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