Mississippi Business Journal » natural resources http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Agency asking for help in tracking turkey populations http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/11/agency-asking-for-help-in-tracking-turkey-populations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agency-asking-for-help-in-tracking-turkey-populations http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/11/agency-asking-for-help-in-tracking-turkey-populations/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:50:29 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=69642 JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is seeking information from hunters to keep track of turkey populations in the state. Adam Butler, wild turkey program biologist, said the spring gobbler hunter survey is one of the most reliable data sets used to monitor Mississippi turkeys. Currently, more than 1,200 turkey hunters [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/11/agency-asking-for-help-in-tracking-turkey-populations/feed/ 0 Commission looking at increasing spotted seatrout quota http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/19/commission-looking-at-increasing-spotted-seatrout-quota/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commission-looking-at-increasing-spotted-seatrout-quota http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/19/commission-looking-at-increasing-spotted-seatrout-quota/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:55:09 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=59877 GULF OF MEXICO — Mississippi’s annual 40,000-pound limit on commercially caught spotted seatrout is under review. The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources decided on a study after being told commercial fishermen reached the 40,000-pound quota this year by May 19. The season had opened in January. The Mississippi Press reports fisheries biologist Buck Buchanan recommended [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/19/commission-looking-at-increasing-spotted-seatrout-quota/feed/ 0 MDA division launches new asset-mapping site http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/11/mda-division-launches-new-asset-mapping-site/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mda-division-launches-new-asset-mapping-site http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/11/mda-division-launches-new-asset-mapping-site/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:48:50 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=55569 JACKSON — The Asset Development Division of the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) has launched an interactive website, assetmap.mississippi.org, to showcase unique assets found in communities throughout Mississippi. The website pinpoints historic sites, unique businesses, tourist attractions and natural resources found in communities that have undergone MDA’s asset mapping process. The website also highlights markers found [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/11/mda-division-launches-new-asset-mapping-site/feed/ 0 TVA releases 20-year Natural Resource Plan http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/04/05/tva-releases-20-year-natural-resource-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tva-releases-20-year-natural-resource-plan http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/04/05/tva-releases-20-year-natural-resource-plan/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:23:18 +0000 For the MBJ http://msbusiness.com/?p=39485 NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The Tennessee Valley Authority has drafted a Natural Resource Plan designed to help prioritize its stewardship efforts in categories as diverse as recreation facilities, water quality protection, wildlife and plant management and historical and cultural site preservation. The draft Natural Resource Plan and an accompanying draft Environmental Impact Statement are available for [...]

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