Posts Tagged ‘Deer Island’

Deer Island extended, providing new fish habitat

by Associated Press Published: June 5,2012

Tags: BILOXI, Deer Island, Kerwin Cuevas, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, outdoors

BILOXI — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has finished a project that extends the eastern end of Deer Island by about three acres. The agency says in a news release Monday that 1,500 cubic yards of limestone were added in May to the nearshore reef for Deer Island North. Just south of Biloxi, Deer [...] [...]

Biloxi council rezones part of Deer Island

by Associated Press Published: April 18,2012

Tags: BILOXI, Deer Island, Gulf Coast, Gulf of America, gulf of mexico, Larry Mitrenga, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal

BILOXI — The Biloxi City Council has rezoned eight acres of Deer Island at the request of a developer who wants to build a resort. Tuesday’s vote was 5-1. The council added a stipulation that a casino not be allowed as part of the Oasis resort. Larry Mitrenga, owner and developer of the property, says [...] [...]

Grant awarded for Deer Island work

by Wally Northway Published: February 26,2010

Tags: Deer Island, disaster recovery, DMR, environment, Hurricane Katrina

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has received a grant from the Gulf of Mexico Community-based Restoration Partnership (GCRP) to help fund a part of the Deer Island Restoration Project. The GCRP is a multi-year, regional partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Community-based Restoration Program (CRP); the [...] [...]

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