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A refurbished 48-foot workboat has been delivered to The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) for its second life as a research vessel.
The vessel, an Endeavor 45 cabin patrol vessel originally built by Silver Ships in 2008 for the State of Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR), returned to the Theodore, Ala. shipyard for the transformation. The vessel is now capable of supporting the USM School of Ocean Science and Engineering’s deep ocean underwater surveys using various uncrewed underwater vehicle systems. The new and improved vessel will conduct testing, maritime research and underwater surveys in the Gulf of Mexico for various private and governmental partners.
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced this week that recreational fishing season for Gag will close in Mississippi territorial waters Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. The commercial season for sharks (aggregated large coastal, hammerheads, black tips and small coastals) will open in Mississippi territorial waters on Friday, […]
Mississippi set to clean up and recycle unused crab traps
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BILOXI, Miss. (AP) The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources says volunteers will remove unused crab traps from state waters early next year.
The department says the cleanup is for waters within a half mile (.8 kilometer) of Deer Island and the mainland shoreline from the Alabama/Mississippi border to the Mississippi/Louisiana border.
From Jan. 21-27, all commercial and recreational crab fishermen must remove their own traps from closure areas in Mississippi waters. The department said it is illegal to remove traps licensed to another person outside the approved trap removal dates.
News Briefs: Gautier man sets new state fishing record
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Joey Besancon Sr. caught a 5-pound, 6.95-ounce Striped Mullet (Mugil cephalus) using a gig with a fish.
Pascagoula council accepting applications for Pascagoula-Gautier school board
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi Part of the ripple effect of Taylor McNeel’s appointment to the federal bench was the creation of an opening on the Pascagoula-Gautier school board.
McNeel, confirmed earlier this month as a U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, resigned his post on the PGSD board. The term for that seat does not expire until March 2, 2024.
Those interested in fulfilling the remainder of McNeel’s term can send a resume to the Pascagoula City Clerk’s Office at 603 Watts Ave., or via email to kkennedy@cityofpascagoula.com.