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Hatchery releases largemouth bass fingerlings in three rivers

MBJ Staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:07:11 +0000

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) Lyman Fish Hatchery has released 49,592 Florida largemouth bass fingerlings in the Pascagoula, Tchoutacabouffa and Jordan rivers. The fish have a fast growth rate, growing up to three pounds a year and reaching weights of well over 10 pounds. “This release is a benefit to [...]

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Crews lower sand level in fight to keep highway clear

Associated Press — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:51:12 +0000

HARRISON COUNTY — Sand is a road hazard drivers along U.S. Highway 90 in Harrison County know all too well. WLOX-TV reports work is underway that should keep more sand on the beach and off the roadway. While Harrison County crews worked to clear huge amounts of sand from the medians in Biloxi yesterday, over [...]

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NOAA nixes Gulf state’s red snapper season request

Associated Press — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:43:53 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — Red snapper, one of the most popular fish in the Gulf of Mexico, are the biggest and most plentiful in years, but the red snapper season in federal waters keeps getting shorter. A branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has rejected the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council’s request [...]

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Catfish farmers challenged by markets lost to imports

Associated Press — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:40:41 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Catfish farmers continue to address production challenges as the industry works to reclaim markets lost to imported fish. Jeremy Robbins, vice president of The Catfish Institute based in Jackson, said farmers have struggled in recent years with high feed prices, their No. 1 expense, while dealing with increased competition from imports. “There [...]

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Mayoral candidate wants to talk to auditor about boat trips

Associated Press — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:52:15 +0000

OCEAN SPRINGS — Jackson County Supervisor John McKay says the deep-sea fishing trips he took in 2012 with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources are now an issue in his race for mayor of Ocean Springs. McKay, a Republican, tells The Sun Herald he wants to talk to State Auditor Stacey Pickering about the trips. [...]

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MDEQ lifts six Coast beach advisories

MBJ Staff — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:20:41 +0000

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted six water contact advisories for Coast beaches. The advisories have been lifted on: • Station 1 — Lakeshore (from the Silver Slipper to Poinset) • Station 2 — Buccaneer (near State Park Road) • Station 3 — [...]

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Advisory lifted on stretch of Hancock County beach

MBJ Staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:54:24 +0000

BAY ST. LOUIS — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has lifted a water contact advisory for a stretch of beach in Hancock County. MDEQ has cleared Station 4 — Bay St. Louis, which extends from the box culvert to Ballantine Street. Water samples at this station show the [...]

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Wanna noodle? Season starts today

Associated Press — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:19:37 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — It’s called grabbling, hand-grabbing or noodling. Whatever it’s called, catching catfish by hand begins today in Mississippi. The season ends July 15. State wildlife officials say hand-grabbers can catch channel, blue and flathead catfish. John Skains is a biologist with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Skains says a valid [...]

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Water advisory issued on Coast bayou after fuel spill

MBJ Staff — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:22:05 +0000

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has issued a temporary water contact advisory for Dutch Bayou in Moss Point. The advisory was issued due to a fuel spill from the Pilot Travel Center located at 6705 Highway 63. MDEQ Emergency Response and Underground Storage Tank staff and local emergency officials [...]

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MDEQ issues advisory for one beach, lifts warning on another

MBJ Staff — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:28:05 +0000

HARRISON COUNTY — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued a water contact advisory for a sampling station in Harrison County. This segment of beach is not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming in this area. The location is Station 10 [...]

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