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Harvesting oysters in gulf of mexico
Posted on 2/14/23 at 7:38 am
Posted on 2/14/23 at 7:38 am
I enjoy harvesting oysters from reefs near my place in the winter. How far into spring should I be able to go before its unsafe to eat oysters? I assume it has to do with water temps, right now probably somewhere around 60.
I usually eat them raw but if I chargrill them can I eat them even into summer? I'm sure some of you louisiana baws have better info than the google searches I'm doing.
I usually eat them raw but if I chargrill them can I eat them even into summer? I'm sure some of you louisiana baws have better info than the google searches I'm doing.
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Posted on 2/14/23 at 7:44 am to Yeahbuddy35
First thing to do is make sure these oysters are not in as closed zone, they close areas because of pollution. I was always told to not eat oysters outside of the R months, so April..don't know if there is any science to that though.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 7:52 am to Yeahbuddy35
Surprised you found a patch of bottom that isn’t leased. The old saying has more to do with the old days before refrigeration. They are pretty much safe year round if kept cold but vibrio bacteria spikes in the heat of the summer so I probably wouldn’t eat em raw at that time.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 8:19 am to Yeahbuddy35
You just need to make sure you are not stealing oysters from a leased area...
Posted on 2/14/23 at 8:58 am to Yeahbuddy35
Month with an R in it.
I used to pick ‘em up like that as a kid, but the world has changed since then.
I used to pick ‘em up like that as a kid, but the world has changed since then.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 9:04 am to Yeahbuddy35
Chargrilling kills the vibrio bacteria, so you’re good year round to eat cooked oysters.
If you’re worried about getting sick, i’d probably stop eating raw around mid-April until November when the water temps drop. But I’ve eaten raw from restaurants even in the summer and never gotten sick. Risk is fairly low unless you’re old or have some immune deficiency from my understanding
If you’re worried about getting sick, i’d probably stop eating raw around mid-April until November when the water temps drop. But I’ve eaten raw from restaurants even in the summer and never gotten sick. Risk is fairly low unless you’re old or have some immune deficiency from my understanding
Posted on 2/14/23 at 9:11 am to mylsuhat
Where I'm harvesting from is completely legal.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 9:37 am to Yeahbuddy35
DHH monitors and sets the “pollution line”, at least in Louisiana. I’m not sure about other states. You should be able to find it on the web. They monitor fecal coliform levels , poo bacteria for the laymen. Anything south of the pollution line can be harvested. If you are cooking all the way then eat up.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 3:52 pm to Yeahbuddy35
DHH has a hotline you should call to see if season is open. When the water gets fresh they close the season to prevent any one from eating bad bacteria found in the oysters.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 4:09 pm to GeeMan
Months with an R is the typical answer because it’s winter months. Not sure what the temp is for the bacteria but as a rule of thumb it should be cold enough to need a jacket or sweatshirt on your boat ride out.
If you cook them then there is no need to worry. I don’t eat them when they are milky either.
Pawpaw said that was oyster Jiz when they spatting.
If you cook them then there is no need to worry. I don’t eat them when they are milky either.
Pawpaw said that was oyster Jiz when they spatting.
Posted on 2/14/23 at 10:52 pm to Yeahbuddy35
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How far into spring should I be able to go before its unsafe to eat oysters?
Until the crawfish are coming out. Once they harden up, brown shrimp should be in season. After that, crabs will be running. Late in crab season you may get white shrimp. After Summer, the shrimp are gone, the crabs are in berry, and it's back to oysters.
Posted on 2/15/23 at 8:37 am to Yeahbuddy35
I'm curious as to how this Ohio train derailment will affect oysters. That poly vinyl chemical will end up in Ohio river, that flows to the Mississippi, which dumps into the gulf.
Posted on 2/15/23 at 3:52 pm to TigerB8
That poly vinyl chemical will be rendered harmless by all the fertilizer and Glycosphate in the River. No need to worry.
Posted on 2/15/23 at 5:54 pm to TigerB8
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curious as to how this Ohio train derailment will affect oysters.
It won’t. That’s like thinking one drop of water in a 10,000 gallon gas tank would ruin your engine if you use that gas in your car
Posted on 2/15/23 at 6:51 pm to Yeahbuddy35
First thing is make sure they are not in a leased area.
Posted on 2/15/23 at 6:52 pm to Ol boy
quote:wives tale from days when oyster boars didn't have refrigeration baw.
Months with an R is the typical answer because it’s winter months.
also the areas that are legally public oystering ground are about and much as the wma areas that have speck hunting worth a flip.
This post was edited on 2/15/23 at 6:56 pm
Posted on 2/15/23 at 8:09 pm to choupiquesushi
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wives tale from days when oyster boars didn't have refrigeration baw
Vibrio is not a wives tale. I’m not sure how warm the water is to make it increase the odds but marine bacteria is the real deal.
I got stuck by a mullet one time in October and ended up on some serious antibiotics.
Posted on 2/16/23 at 11:58 am to Ol boy
Good, we eat em in Jurne, Jurly & Aurgust, too.
That’s old as the hills!!
Forgot Mray!
That’s old as the hills!!
Forgot Mray!
This post was edited on 2/16/23 at 11:59 am
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