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Waters closed to oystermen due to swollen river

MBJ Staff — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:26:31 +0000

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 [...]

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Group releasing hundreds of fingerlings onto reefs

MBJ Staff — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:14:56 +0000

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 [...]

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Lawmakers back bill aimed at blocking removal of non-producing oil rigs

MBJ Staff — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:47:00 +0000

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 [...]

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MDMR extends Katrina Key fishing reef near Deer Island

MBJ Staff — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:44:33 +0000

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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