Sample Letter RE: Oyster Issue

[Ray]

You don't need to seed if there are already oysters in the lake.
You only have to seed if you wipe them out.
They spread themselves around as young'uns. But they have to have something hard to grab on to and grow.
If you have a hard bedding and a decent population, all it takes is 3 or 4 years and you will have all the oysters you want.


We have terrible oyster management in Big Lake. That is the problem.

[Capt.B]

Originally Posted by Ray

You don't need to seed if there are already oysters in the lake.
You only have to seed if you wipe them out.
They spread themselves around as young'uns. But they have to have something hard to grab on to and grow.
If you have a hard bedding and a decent population, all it takes is 3 or 4 years and you will have all the oysters you want.


We have terrible oyster management in Big Lake. That is the problem.

Saw an oyster boat pulling out the water this afternoon, and one fisherman was complaining how they struggled all day long....so I asked him what seemed to be the problem....and his reply "There's no more reefs down south, there ALL gone!!! YA THINK!?!?!?!