MSSC & Senator Roger Wicker joined forces at GCBC meeting to rally local business leaders behind protecting & restoring the Mississippi Sound & coastal livelihoods. Thank you to all who attended! Stay tuned for more ways to #SaveOurSound!

Mississippi Commercial Fishing Commercial fishing corresponds to finfish and shellfish fishing in the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). extension.msstate.edu/content/commer…

Staff Blog: We wrap up winter COAST Resilience Institute trainings next week in Mobile, AL, with a Resilient Building Standards & FORTIFIED workshop. Find out what is in the works for our spring offerings: bit.ly/3SOzjyL

We appreciate the Corps of Engineers for hosting the first public scoping meeting regarding its Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management study yesterday and hearing our concerns. Comments can be submitted by clicking the link at the end of this article. wlox.com/2024/02/28/us-…

Deadline April 14 for early career fellowship opportunity! Share this with a future coastal leader! ⁦MSU Extension⁩ ⁦MSU Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Vet Med⁩ ⁦MS Gulf Coast⁩ ⁦MS Gulf Coast Business Council⁩ ⁦MSU CALS/MAFES⁩ To apply: ow.ly/GJOg50QW5hR For more information: placeslr.org/our-work/activ…

Visited local oyster producer with Ag Economist Dr. Ben Posadas Benedict Posadas. Photo: IQF (instant quick freeze) oysters on the half shell. Oysters now imported from other states due to condition of MS Sound. Investigating ways to help MS aquatic foods industry adapt and prosper.

Baby bull sharks are thriving as the Gulf of Mexico warms. theconversation.com/baby-bull-shar…

The recording of this webinar is now available to view! Topics: 🌱How to Be a Better Steward of Your Property Speaker: Patricia R. Drackett 🌼Native Plants that Pollinators Love Speaker: Dr. Eddie M. L. Smith WATCH HERE: ow.ly/xPp050SYOfH #GrowWithExtension #MSUext

The Gulf of Mexico is rising at unprecedented speed. Who’s most vulnerable in South MS? MSU Extension Instructor Ali Rellinger at our Coastal Research and Extension Center contributes her expertise to this article by the Sun Herald. Read more at: sunherald.com/news/weather/a… #MSUext

Huge turnout for the Muscadine Field Day at the McNeill Unit in Pearl River County. We enjoyed MAFES muscadine ripple ice cream to help cool off even though it wasn’t really that hot. Great way to show off the work of our Extension and MAFES faculty and staff!

Save the date! extension.msstate.edu/calendar/day/2…

In the field at the Grand Bay NERR. Hands on practice at dendro chronology with MSU faculty Jonathan Pitchford and Andrea De Stefano. ⁦Grand Bay NERR⁩ ⁦Coastal R&E Center⁩