Miss. hopes to open brown shrimp season
by Associated Press Published: May 24,2010
Tags: brown shrimp, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Marine Resources, Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources, petroleum hydrocarbons, William Walker
BILOXI — State officials will test brown shrimp for petroleum hydrocarbons ahead of the anticipated opening of the season in June. William Walker, executive director of the state Department of Marine Resources, was given authority this past week to open the season when test trawls yield 68 shrimp per pound. Walker said a commercial shrimper [...] [...]
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