Mississippi Business Journal » oystermen http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Agency wants judge suspended for allegedly fixing oyster fishing citations http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/08/agency-wants-judge-suspended-for-allegedly-fixing-oyster-fishing-citations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agency-wants-judge-suspended-for-allegedly-fixing-oyster-fishing-citations http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/08/agency-wants-judge-suspended-for-allegedly-fixing-oyster-fishing-citations/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:51:53 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=58367 BAY ST. LOUIS — A state judicial watchdog agency is asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to suspend a Hancock County Justice Court judge for ticket fixing. The petition was filed with the court by the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance against Judge Tommy Carver. The Sea Coast Echo reports the petition cites Carver for misconduct [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/08/agency-wants-judge-suspended-for-allegedly-fixing-oyster-fishing-citations/feed/ 2 CMR votes to restrict oyster license sales again this season http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/07/cmr-votes-to-restrict-oyster-license-sales-again-this-season-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cmr-votes-to-restrict-oyster-license-sales-again-this-season-2 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/07/cmr-votes-to-restrict-oyster-license-sales-again-this-season-2/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:52:03 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=53553 GULF COAST — The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (CMR) has voted to restrict 2012-2013 oyster license sales to the number and type of license sold during the current 2011-2012 license year. Oyster harvest licenses for the 2012-2013 season will go on sale April 2. During the month of April 2012, commercial oyster license sales [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/07/cmr-votes-to-restrict-oyster-license-sales-again-this-season-2/feed/ 0 Committee approves bill aimed at boosting shrimpers, oystermen http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/20/committee-approves-bill-aimed-at-boosting-shrimpers-oystermen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=committee-approves-bill-aimed-at-boosting-shrimpers-oystermen http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/20/committee-approves-bill-aimed-at-boosting-shrimpers-oystermen/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:56:50 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=52742 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Legislation aimed at helping people who make their living harvesting shrimp and oysters from coastal waters have been approved by a Senate committee. The Mississippi Press reports two bills were approved by the Senate Ports and Marine Resources Committee. State Sen. Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, and the committee chairman, said one bill [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/20/committee-approves-bill-aimed-at-boosting-shrimpers-oystermen/feed/ 0 Oyster season to close five days after opening http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/28/oyster-season-to-close-five-days-after-opening/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oyster-season-to-close-five-days-after-opening http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/28/oyster-season-to-close-five-days-after-opening/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:01:10 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=47838 GULF OF MEXICO — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) is closing all areas and reefs of the state that are currently opened to oyster harvest. The areas will close at 3 p.m. tomorrow, and will remain closed until further notice in order to conserve the resource. The MDMR opened the oyster Oct. 24. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/28/oyster-season-to-close-five-days-after-opening/feed/ 0 DMR: Oystermen should expect limited season http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/23/dmr-oystermen-should-expect-limited-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dmr-oystermen-should-expect-limited-season http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/23/dmr-oystermen-should-expect-limited-season/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:30:38 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=47434 GULF OF MEXICO — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) has scheduled the 2011-2012 limited Mississippi oyster season to open to tonging only at legal sunrise Oct. 24, only in Areas II “A,” “B” and “C” Conditionally Approved waters, provided the area meets all criteria for opening as specified in the area management plan. [...]

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