New program supports oyster industry
A relatively new off-bottom aquaculture industry for harvesting oysters is developing across the Gulf of Mexico and USM is looking to support it with a new program. SOAR, which stands for…
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Ocean Springs aquaculture students release fish in the wild
Students in the aquaculture program at Ocean Springs High School gathered at the Shed BBQ & Blues Joint to release 900 fish back into the wild. The…
Hyde-Smith proposes Disaster Assistance Program for fisheries, aquaculture
In the midst of a devastating Gulf of Mexico shrimp and oyster season, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to create a disaster assistance program for commercial fishing and aquaculture operations. The Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture Protection Act…
Aquaculture class at Ocean Springs High School
Ocean Springs High School is home to one of the states only aquaculture programs. Today, students in their second year of taking the course are diving into deeper waters and taking on more challenges. News 25’s Caroline Eaker has more…
Ocean Springs students release 2,500 fish into waters
Twenty five hundred speckled trout are now back in the wild thanks to a class of Ocean Springs High School students, USM’s Gulf Coast Research Lab and the DMR. The lab donated the fish to show students how aquaculture can…