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Primos, eTAGZ ‘amicably resolve’ patent dispute

by MBJ Staff Published: January 23,2012

Tags: courts, dispute, fishing, hunting, outdoors, outdoorsmen, patent, patent infringement, settlement

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 dispute with [...] [...]

MDMR completes work on inshore reef

by MBJ Staff Published: December 22,2011

Tags: environment, fishing, marine, reefs, state government, wildlife

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 new [...] [...]

Regulators issue more violations against BP for oil spill

NEW ORLEANS — Federal regulators have issued a second set of violations against BP for activities related to the 2010 blown-out well that led to the deaths of 11 rig workers and the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement issued five violations today. The violations claim BP failed [...] [...]

BP offers more post-spill aid to shrimpers, crabbers

GULF OF MEXICO — Gulf of Mexico shrimpers and crabbers, who have reported diminished catches since the BP oil spill, are being offered a more generous settlement package due to lingering uncertainties over seafood. Yesterday, Kenneth Feinberg, who is overseeing payments from a $20-billion compensation fund for victims of the 2010 oil spill, said he would [...] [...]

Shrimpers report worst season in memory

by Associated Press Published: October 19,2011

Tags: commercial fishing, fishing, shrimp, shrimpers, shrimping, state government

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ data shows this to be an average or better shrimp season while about 100 shrimpers said it is the worst they can remember. The Sun Herald reports the fishermen, most of them Vietnamese, attended yesterday’s DMR meeting in Biloxi. Their representatives said they should be out fishing [...] [...]

Oystermen await scientists’ post-oil spill findings

GULF OF MEXICO — Louisiana may delay the start of the oyster season on most public seed grounds while scientists collect oysters and sediment to check for any damage from last year’s BP PLC oil spill. National Resource Damage Assessment teams will begin next week to look for information including how big, fat and thick on [...] [...]

State wraps up work on improving oyster reefs

by Associated Press Published: September 20,2011

Tags: environment, fishing, oysters, reefs

GULF OF MEXICO — Oyster fishermen in Mississippi will be facing a tough season this year. Scott Gordon, who oversees the oyster industry for the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, said the agency is wrapping-up the most recent cultch planting on the oyster reefs south of Pass Christian. The process helps revive and restore the reefs [...] [...]

Malfunctions may have caused deadly ship collision

by Associated Press Published: September 8,2011

Tags: accident, boats, disaster, fishing, maritime, ships

MOSS POINT — The Coast Guard said malfunctions on Omega Protein’s fishing boat Sandy Point may have led to its collision with a 660-foot container ship in the Mississippi Sound channel on May 18 that resulted in the death of three men. Capt. Don Rose, sector commander for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Mobile, Ala., sector, tells [...] [...]

More state waters opened to shrimping

by MBJ Staff Published: August 29,2011

Tags: commercial fishing, fishing, shrimp, shrimping

GULF OF MEXICO — In addition to waters previously opened to shrimping, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) has opened waters in the Biloxi Bay Channel between Beacon 18 and Beacon 26. The area will be closed, however, if during routine sampling it is found that undersize shrimp have moved into the vicinity. Recreational and commercial [...] [...]

Company that caused fish kill discharging wastewater

by Associated Press Published: August 26,2011

Tags: angling, contamination, environment, fish, fishing, manufacturing, paper mill, pollution, state government, wildlife

PEARL RIVER — State environmental regulators have approved Louisiana-based paper producer Temple-Inland Inc.’s request to begin a limited wastewater discharge from its water treatment system in order to reduce water levels in its stabilization basin. Authorities say doing so will allow for rainfall and cooling water at the plant and prevent an emergency discharge in the [...] [...]

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