Seafood lovers rejoice! There might soon be more Mississippi oysters to go around thanks to funding from the BP oil spill. Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United Executive Director Ryan Bradley said, “Mississippi’s coast down here in Biloxi and Pass Christian was…
Cultch planting now for a better oyster season in the future. News 25’s Laurene Callander takes us out in the Mississippi Sound for a closer look at the DMR’s restoration program. Rebuilding and revitalizing oyster reefs are well underway in…
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is set to start on the second phase of a program to rebuild and revitalize oyster reefs in the western Mississippi Sound. During this phase, employees and contractors will plant about 160 acres of…
In August, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will start on the second phase of a program to rebuild and revitalize oyster reefs in the western Mississippi Sound. During this phase, employees and contractors will plant approximately 160 acres of…