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Columbia - Brett Witt (803) 667-0696
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DNR News
SC Dept. of Natural Resources
P 0 Box 167
Columbia, SC 29202

** Archived Article - please check for current information. **

Oyster resource update now online

The report provides an update on the 2005 status of oyster resources in South Carolina, and is accessible at: www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/publications.html. The updates are the result of research and on-site resource assessments by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Shellfish Management and Research Programs. (Photo courtesy Phillip Jones - SCDNR)

• Drought Response Committee conference call Nov. 8 in Columbia
• State Heritage Trust Board will meet Nov. 1 in Mullins
• Governor's Cup Billfishing Series announces changes, 2007 schedule
• Oyster resource update now online
• Vet and Rehab of the Year nominations being accept
• New state DNR biologists assist delivery of federal programs
• Top counties for quail and rabbit ranked by DNR Small Game Project
• Florence farmer attests to quail strip program
• State environmental award nominations being sought
• State launches enhanced hunting, fishing licensing online at SC.gov
• All-star lineup of speakers set at Prescribed Fire meeting Oct. 31
• McBee, Webb quail hunt applications due Nov. 3
• River sweep on Chattooga, Chauga Rivers picks up 120 bags of trash
• Deep-sea research produces reef maps
• View autumn leaf colors at state heritage preserves
• Freshwater Fishing Trends
• Saltwater Fishing Trends
• S.C. Weekly Tidetable