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Youth program funding available from MDWFP August 4, 2010
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is accepting applications for the Youth Participation Initiative Program from organizations interested in helping MDWFP get more youth involved in the great outdoors.
MDWFP news release
Mississippi territorial waters opened to catch-and-release fishing July 23, 2010
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality on July 20 reopened Mississippi’s territorial marine waters to live-bait shrimping and recreational catch-and-release hook and line fishing in areas previously closed due to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
From News Reports
Mississippi Sound closed to fishing, coastal bays and rivers remain open July 2, 2010
All recreational and commercial fishing was halted in the Mississippi Sound yesterday (July 1) “in an abundance of caution” because of sightings of oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon spill, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced.
From News Reports
Youth gamebird field day set for June 12 June 2, 2010
A free youth gamebird field day will be held at Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge’s Larry Box Education Center in Brooksville from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks announced.
MDWFP news release
Northeastern Biloxi Marsh closed to fishing after oil from BP spill discovered May 28, 2010
Waters between Martin Island and Isle Au Pitre on the northeastern tip of the Biloxi Marsh have been closed today (May 28) to all fishing after oil was confirmed in the area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.
From News Reports
Tourism suffering from BP Gulf oil spill May 26, 2010
With increasingly larger stretches of federal water in the Gulf of Mexico being closed off to fishing as the Deepwater Horizon continues to hemorrhage oil, Florida, Mississippi and Alabama are still sending a message to the rest of the country: "We're still here and open for business."
From News Reports
Free shotgunning training available from expert shooter May 20, 2010
Learn how to better shoot a shotgun from four-time United States International Shooting champion John Satterwhite during more than 15 classes hosted by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
From News Reports
Gulf Loop Current diverting some of BP oil spill, NOAA official says May 18, 2010
Some of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill has very likely already entered the Gulf of Mexico’s Loop Current that could drag it through the Florida Straits, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Jane Lubchenco said today (May 18).
By Todd Masson
Louisiana's Biloxi marshes reopen to recreational fishing May 14, 2010
The Biloxi marshes and other inshore Louisiana waters east of the Mississippi River reopens to recreational fishing tomorrow (May 15) at sunrise. The Chandeleur and Breton sounds, however, remain closed.
From News Reports
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