Miss. oyster council meetings

BILOXI, Miss. – The Governor’s Oyster Council on Restoration and Resiliency will hold public meetings this month in three coastal Mississippi communities: March 16 at the Bay St. Louis Community Hall; March 17 at the MDMR Auditorium in Biloxi; and March 18 at the Gautier City Hall. All meetings are from 5:30- 7:30 p.m. Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ executive director Jamie Miller will make a council presentation that will be followed by public discussion. The council and its Environment, Economy and Aquaculture and Emerging Technologies committees are meeting over the next couple of months to find ways to grow the industry that is a vital part of the Gulf Coast. The council plans to make recommendations in a June report to Gov. Phil Bryant, who set up the council in February. (Source: MDMR 03/12/15)