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Mississippi finalizes plans for $21M in fishery relief
April 22, 2021
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BILOXI, Miss. (AP) Mississippi is finalizing its plans for allocating $21 million in federal relief for fishing industries harmed by the 2019 opening of a Mississippi River spillway in Louisiana.
The money is supposed to go to businesses that were hurt by the spillway opening, as well as improving oyster harvesting in Mississippi and looking for ways to offset harms from future openings of the Bonnet Carre Spillway north of New Orleans.
The spillway sends large pulses of freshwater through Lake Pontchartrain and into the Mississippi Sound, disrupting the balance between freshwater and saltwater in coastal estuaries. That in turn can kill oysters, shrimp and other marine species and cause algae blooms that close beaches.
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Coastâs Wicker Center gets $7 million infrastructure allocation The University of Southern Mississippi received $7 million in state money for the Roger F. Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise in Gulfport. (Source: Southern Miss) By Tim Doherty | April 19, 2021 at 4:18 PM CDT - Updated April 19 at 9:45 PM
From University of Southern Mississippi University Communications
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) The University of Southern Mississippi was recently awarded $7 million in state funding to support infrastructure associated with the Roger F. Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise.
The appropriated money from both capital expense funds and the Mississippi Development Authorityâs Gulf Coast Restoration Fund, brings the total to $21 million in appropriated monies to USM since 2019 for Wicker Center infrastructure and programming.
April 20, 2021 GMT
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will intentionally set a fire on part of an undeveloped barrier island south of Biloxi.
The prescribed burn is scheduled for Wednesday on the central part of Deer Island. Depending on weather, it could begin in the late morning and last up to six hours.
A news release from the department said some trees could smolder for much longer.
The department is encouraging people to stay off the central part of Deer Island for at least a week because dead trees will continue to fall.
The fire will help thin an overpopulation of dense trees, promote a healthy space for wildlife habitat and aid debris removal from Hurricane Zeta.