March has arrived, and North Carolina’s oyster season is coming to an end.
You didn’t know North Carolina had an oyster season?
That’s understandable. The North Carolina oyster industry suffered a decline in the 20th century, caused by a combination of pollution, disease and harvest pressure.
That’s changing, though.
“Now they’re making a comeback. The oysters are pretty well regulated,” said Randy Russell, the owner of Full Moon Oyster Bar and Seafood Kitchen in Clemmons, and a co-owner of the Big Tuna Seafood wholesale company. In recent years, state and private agencies have developed restoration and hatchery programs to ensure that the oyster population increases.
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