News

COVID-19 changes ways volunteers fight marine debris

In addition to altering our normal routines, this pandemic has also created yet another hurdle in the battle with plastic pollution. Some areas have done away with plastic bag bans, and the demand for single-use, disposable products across the...

Read More

By: Mandy Sartain / Published: Oct 02, 2020

Hurricane Sally reminds us of need for oyster farm storm plans

With a busy storm season underway and Hurricane Sally leaving its mark on coastal Alabama and the Pensacola area (and forcing farmers in Mississippi to prepare for a storm), the oyster farming community has had its hands full. It’s a reminder to...

Read More

By: Bill Walton / Published: Sep 23, 2020

New Mississippi cleanup program focuses inland

With all of the polarizing topics in the world today, it’s nice to know that the vast majority at least agree on something: littering and improper trash management is an issue! Trash in places that it isn’t supposed to be is a common sight these...

Read More

By: Eric Sparks / Published: Sep 17, 2020

Bays and Bayous abstracts due Sept. 7

Abstracts for the Dec. 1-3 virtual 2020 Bays and Bayous Symposium are due Monday, Sept. 7, at 5 p.m. This year’s theme is “Sound Science, Sound Policy: A 2020 Vision for the Future.”

Read More

By: Melissa Schneider / Published: Aug 31, 2020