The purpose of the Alabama-Mississippi Oyster CoP is to:
1) establish a network of interested oyster farmers, wild oyster harvesters, restaurants,
management agencies, and other members of the oyster industry to determine common challenges within the oyster community
2) implement solutions to the challenges facing the oyster industry through sustained
engagement
3) enhance collaboration within and across the oyster farming and wild harvest sectors by
identifying challenges and solution
4) solve problems collaboratively through sustained engagement with the oyster industry
over the long-term
5) create a list of priority issues, tradeoffs, and decisions to help guide meetings and create
innovative solutions