North Carolina Oyster Season's Peak Looms As Cold Weather Arrives

Oyster season is off to a slow start, but with cold weather’s arrival, the peak of the season is still to come.

At Clyde Phillips Seafood in Swansboro, the early harvest has yielded good quality oysters though the season is still a little sluggish.

“We’re seeing some pretty nice oysters, quality and size-wise … but there are not a lot of people oystering right now,” said Larry Reeves as he worked at the market this week.

Give it a few weeks and he expects the season to pick up.

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