Hurricane-battered oyster reefs may take two years to restore

From: Sunday Gazette-Mail | Date: November 14, 2004| Author: Garry Mitchell | Copyright information

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CODEN, Ala. - Oyster reefs in Alabama suffered severe damage from Hurricane Ivan's wave surge, which flushed out an estimated 80 percent of the $4 million crop, disrupting the livelihood of 200 oystermen who work the reefs in winter.

"These reefs belong to everybody in the state when you consider all the restaurants that benefit from the shellfish," said Avery Bates, a Bayou La Batre oysterman and vice president of the Organized Seafood Association of Alabam...

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