GULF OF MEXICO — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has closed Area II “E” Conditionally Approved Waters and Area II “F” Conditionally Approved Waters to the harvest of oysters, effective at 4 p.m. yesterday. The agency reports it took the action due to the Pearl River stage exceeding MDMR’s management plan criteria for these [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 5,2012
Tags: angling, college, ecosystem, environmernt, fingerling, fish, fisherman, higher education, laboratory, outdoors, reef, sports, university, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL), Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) and Aqua Green, LLC are partnering to produce popular recreational fish such as spotted seatrout, red snapper and cobia for release into Mississippi waters. The group is releasing hundreds of red snapper fingerlings onto offshore [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 26,2012
Tags: ecosystem, energy, environment, exploration, habitat, legislatiive, legislation, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, petroleum, reef, seafood, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — Under legislation cosponsored by Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), coral reef growth and other marine habitats surrounding offshore energy rigs are among the details that must be assessed before the Interior Department forces removal of non-producing platforms from the Gulf of Mexico. The Rigs to Reefs Habitat [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 25,2012
Tags: angl;er, angling, artificial reef, disaster, disaster recovery, ecosystem, fish, fishing, habitat, hurricane, natural disaster, outdoors, recreation, reef, severe weather, state agency, tourism, tourist, tropical weather, vacation, vacationer, vacationing, visitor, Weather, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ (MDMR) Artificial Reef Bureau has completed another extension of the fishing reef, Katrina Key. The key has been extended westward by about 500 to 600 yards and divided into two segments. The segments will provide two gaps for current flow, which will allow additional foraging [...] [...]
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