by Lisa Monti Published: November 30,2012
Tags: Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Mississippi River, oyster-harvest
State regulators opened oyster season Nov. 5, a bit later than normal this year with a fair amount of caution after Mississippi River flooding last year kept the season to a paltry six days of tonging only. The season normally runs from October through April, even beyond with ideal conditions. This year the Department of [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: January 8,2012
Tags: Asian tiger shrimp, gulf of mexico, Mike Pursley, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
They sound like a shrimp-lover’s dream. Nearly-foot-long creatures that are beautifully marked and absolutely delectable. However, Asian tiger shrimp are proving a nightmare for researchers. The invasive specie is being found with increasing frequency in the Gulf of Mexico. Since they have never reached the Gulf previously, scientists and the shrimping industry are worried and [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 14,2011
Tags: award, First Place Gulf Guardian Award for 2011, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, William Walker
Dr. William Walker, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, will receive a First Place Gulf Guardian Award for 2011 in the Individual category from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Gulf of Mexico Program Office. Walker has spent nearly 40 years researching and protecting the resources of the Gulf of Mexico. Growing up [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 27,2011
Tags: Alabama, british petroleum, Derick Ross, Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, seafood, shrimp
BILOXI — Derick Ross, his father and his younger brother boarded the 53-foot Mark and Dawn and set out to ply Mississippi waters for shrimp this week, just as Rosses have done since ancestors arrived here from Alabama on a schooner in 1896. By noon, fishing in wind and choppy water around Horn Island, they [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: March 6,2011
Tags: Bayou Caddy Harbor, Biloxi Commercial Harbor, Crystal Seafood, Desporte’s Seafood, Joe Jewell, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, North Bay Seafood, Ocean Springs Inner Harbor, Pascagoula River Harbor, Pass Christian Harbor, Quality Seafood, Seymour’s & Sons Seafood
Mississippi Gulf Coast seafood is available and safe. Stringent measures are taken by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources to ensure seafood safety. The regulatory state agency has always been responsible for taking those measures but stepped up their efforts during last year’s BP oil spill drama. “Our seafood is most certainly safe to eat. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 5,2010
Tags: commercial oyster licenses, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, oysters
JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will limit the sale of oyster licenses for the 2010-11 oyster season. The plan will limit the number of commercial oyster licenses available for sale in each of the four major categories: resident dredging and tonging, and out-of-state dredging and tonging. The Sun Herald reports harvesters must [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: April 25,2010
Tags: Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Mississippi oystermen, oyster-harvest
Industry seeing worst year since Katrina In 2005, Mississippi oystermen were left pondering their future after Hurricane Katrina devastated the state’s fleet and reefs. Now, they are experiencing another “perfect storm,” battling not only weather, but also increased competition and food safety issues following a norovirus outbreak. “We are starving this season,” oysterman Randy Lesso [...] [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: September 14,2009
Tags: America's WETLAND Foundation, AWF, DMR, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, William Perret
Recently retired Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) deputy director William “Corky” Perret has been awarded the America’s WETLAND Foundation (AWF) Lifetime Achievement Award. Lake Charles, La., Mayor Randy Roach presented Perret with the award at the third-annual America’s Energy Coast Leadership Forum in Biloxi. After receiving both a bachelor of science and master’s degrees [...] [...]
by MBJ Newswires Published: September 7,2009
Tags: Bill Walker, DMR, Julius A. Stratton Award, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) executive director Bill Walker has received the Julius A. Stratton Award for leadership in coastal management. The national award was presented by NOAA at the Coastal Zone Conference to acknowledge great leadership in the spirit of Dr. Stratton, the first leader of the U.S. Ocean Commission. Walker has distinguished [...] [...]
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