Ship sunk to rebuild reef
by Wally Northway Published: November 30,2009
Tags: disaster recovery, environment, fishing and hunting, outdoors, state agency, wildlife habitat
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — On Nov. 24, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR), in partnership with Mississippi Gulf Fishing Banks (MGFB), deployed a retired fishing vessel donated by Omega Protein Inc. to be used as an artificial reef habitat. The Great Wicomico, a 176-foot fishing vessel formerly used by Omega Protein for its fishing [...] [...]
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