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Mississippi Supreme Court: Shipping oysters after off-loading them is not seafood processing
The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the Hancock County Board of Supervisors decision which denied Prestige Oysters application to use its...
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StoryMap, guide can enhance field trips to high water marks
Last year, I blogged about how you can get outside to explore the Mississippi Coast and the high water community markers. The Know Your Line: Be...
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Sea-level rise questions in the northern Gulf? PLACE: SLR is here to help
Living along the northern Gulf, we all love and rely on the water in so many ways. The Gulf and its associated waterways provide us with...
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Nocturnal tornadoes: The risk after dark
Spring severe weather is upon us, and this year has proven to be especially wet and stormy for both Mississippi and Alabama. So far, Mississippi...
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Plan for It! Game demonstrates how town planners make decisions
Have you ever wondered why planners in your town make the decisions they do? What factors increase or decrease your citys resilience to tropical...
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Understanding the economics of a changing floodplain
As sea levels rise, they are not simply coming higher, but they are reshaping the coastlines as they come up. This can lead to erosion occurring at...
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Citizen science is science for everyone
I have an azalea in my backyard I have let go wild. The birds love it even if the landscaper does not. At peak bloom, the color from the hundreds...
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Enhancing coastal planning through the use of GIS
Few tools are as powerful in city planning as GIS. GIS, which stands for geographic information system, is a computer software system, which...
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Nationwide mariculture permits: What you need to know
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced new nationwide permits for mariculture. While the Corps has been permitting shellfish aquaculture...
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