by MBJ Staff Published: May 23,2012
Tags: commercial fishing, fishing, food, harvesting, prawns, restaurants, seafood, season, shrimp, shrimping, state agency
GULF OF MEXICO — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) has set the opening date of the 2012-2013 shrimp season in Mississippi territorial waters for 6 a.m., May 30. Shrimp season will close at midnight, Dec. 31, except south of the Intracoastal Waterway. In addition, all state waters shall close to shrimping activities, except [...] [...]
For sure you might could be a real “gen-u-wine” Mississippi redneck if your name is Jim Bob Allgood and you are the owner/host of the popular Southern culture outdoor television series known as Redneck Adventures created and operated from Natchez. As Jim Bob describes his unique television vision, “Redneck Adventures is somewhere between the normal [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 27,2012
Tags: aquaculture, commercial fishing, crustaceans, ecosystem, fishing, habitat, invasive species, shrimp, shrimpers, shrimping, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — A big increase in reports of Asian tiger shrimp along the U.S. Southeast coast and in the Gulf of Mexico has federal biologists worried the species is encroaching on native species’ territory. The black-and-white-striped shrimp can grow 13 inches long and weigh a quarter-pound, compared to eight inches and a bit [...] [...]
BILOXI — The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (CMR) has voted to approve a notice of intent to change state regulations on size and possession limits of some fish and prohibit the sale of seafood by recreational fishermen. The proposed changes include lowering the grouper limit from an aggregate of five to four fish for [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 26,2012
Tags: bill, federal government, fishing, fishing camps, flooding, floods, hunting, hunting camps, insurance, law, lawmakers, legislative, rain, severe weather, state government, Weather
JACKSON — The state Senate has given final legislative approval to a bill to allow local governments to enforce federal floodplains codes at hunting and fishing camps and remain in the National Flood Insurance Program. The bill now goes to the governor. Lawmakers tell the Mississippi Press they expect the governor to sign the bill [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 6,2012
Tags: anglers, angling, Commercial Real Estate, courts, entertainment, fishing, harbor, judge, lawsuit, marina, outdoors, real estate, tourism, tourists, visitors
BAY ST. LOUIS — A judge has dismissed a Bay St. Louis family’s lawsuit it filed against the city and the state over the future use of their property as a marina. Kenneth F. Murphy, Ray J. Murphy and Audie R. Murphy, who own the beachfront site where the popular Dan B.’s tavern and restaurant [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 23,2012
Tags: angling, boating, electricity, energy, fees, fishing, marinas, outdoors, power, power distribution, power generation, recreation, utilities, water
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The Tennessee Valley Authority is preparing to roll out new fees for shoreline marinas across the seven-state region. Some smaller operators say it could be the death knell of their businesses. But TVA says these are private operators making money from public land and a restructuring of fees has been in order [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 22,2012
Tags: angl;er, angling, community development, construction, fisherman, fishing, hurricanes, outdoors, pier, severe weather, storms, tourism, tourists, tropical weather, visitors, Weather
OCEAN SPRINGS — Jackson County supervisors plan to open the Ocean Springs Fishing Pier this week, as soon as the final inspection is complete. The popular pier, destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, was originally a piece of the old U.S. 90 bridge over Back Bay. Rebuilt with $2 million from FEMA, it has four covered pavilions, [...] [...]
FLORA — Primos Inc. and eTAGZ have reached a settlement in its patent infringement case, according to eTAGZ. Salt Lake City, Utah-based eTAGZ reports it sued sued Primos Inc., a company based in Flora that sells hunting-related products, for patent infringement in Jan. 2011. Primos denied the claims. In October 2011 eTAGZ “amicably resolved” its [...] [...]
GULF OF MEXICO — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ (MDMR) Artificial Reef Bureau has completed work on the Pass Christian Key, which is an inshore reef comprised of deployed material from the Bay St. Louis Washington Street Pier. The concrete rubble from the pier was donated to MDMR for the purpose of creating a [...] [...]
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