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ITC rules domestic shrimpers injured by subsidized imports

MBJ Staff — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:28:56 +0000

BILOXI — The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) determined that there was a reasonable indication that the domestic shrimp industry is injured by subsidized imports of shrimp from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, according to the Coalition of Gulf Shrimp Industries (COGSI). COGSI filed petitions seeking relief from subsidized shrimp imports on [...]

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Woman pleads guilty to impersonating OSHA official

Associated Press — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:35:14 +0000

WIGGINS — A 46-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges that accuse her of posing as a federal worker to make nearly $216,000 giving fraudulent training classes to fishermen who hoped to get jobs cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010. Connie M. Knight was living in Belle Chasse, La., when [...]

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River stage forces closure of waters to oystermen

MBJ Staff — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:02:47 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) has closed Area II “A” Conditionally Approved Waters, Area II “B” Conditionally Approved Waters and Area II “D” Conditionally Approved Waters to the harvest of oysters due to the Pearl River stage exceeding the 10-foot management plan criteria for these areas. This includes: • [...]

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NOAA scraps plan to require turtle excluder devices

Associated Press — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:01:26 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — New regulations that would have forced shrimpers in the bays and marshes of the Gulf of Mexico to install devices on their nets to save endangered sea turtles have been scrapped by federal officials. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it is withdrawing plans by its fisheries service to require [...]

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Limited oyster season set; DMR could authorize extension

Associated Press — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:24:08 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — Mississippi is opening a limited oyster season at sunrise Nov. 5 in some areas along the Gulf Coast. The season ends at 4 p.m. Dec. 29, unless the head of the Department of Marine Resources decides to extend it. Many areas that are open during the season are near Pass Christian [...]

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Woman accused of posing as OSHA trainer; bilked fisherman for $200K+

Associated Press — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:29:46 +0000

WIGGINS — A Mississippi woman is accused of posing as a federal worker to make nearly $216,000 giving fraudulent training classes to fishermen who hoped to get jobs cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010. A 22-count federal indictment unsealed yesterday alleges that Connie M. Knight, 46, used phony credentials, diplomas and [...]

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Commercial fishing catch up to pre-oil spill level

Associated Press — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:20:53 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — Fishing boats in the Gulf of Mexico hauled in more menhaden and other species last year compared with 2010, when millions of gallons of oil spewed from a blown well, according to a federal fisheries report. But it’s too early to rule out any long-term effects from the spill, said Roy [...]

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