2011 oyster gardening season kicks off on Mobile BayFAIRHOPE, Ala. - The 2011 Mobile Bay Oyster Gardening Program, a project of the Auburn University Marine Extension and Research Center on Dauphin Island, kicked off last weekend when young oysters, known as “spat,” were distributed to homeowners around Mobile Bay. Twenty-six gardeners on the Eastern Shore retrieved their spat Saturday, along with 23 other homeowners along Fort Morgan Road in ...
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