Oyster Overharvesting in Calcasieu Estuary in 2010- 2011: References needed

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The dearth of oysters suggests it would be good to keep every black drum you catch until the oysters come back. Big bull drum can devour 2-4 dozen oysters per day, and even the smaller black drum can wreak havoc on the seed oysters and the spat.

All the fisheries in Big Lake benefit from healthy oyster reefs, and in the areas where oystering will be closed, the drum are the biggest enemy of a quick return of healthy oyster reefs.