Restoring GoM seafood confidence

BILOXI, Miss. - Over the last decade, confidence in Gulf of Mexico seafood has been shattered following major disasters - BP oil spill and freshwater intrusion from Louisiana’s Bonnet Carre Spillway. Now, Mississippi’s governor has announced $3M in Restore Act funding is coming to the Gulf Coast to restore that confidence. The governor announced an approved Restore-funded project, to be called the Northern Gulf Aquatic Food Research Center, which will be part of Mississippi State University’s Coastal Research and Extension Center, says Dr. James Henderson, a professor and head of MSU’s Coastal Research and Extension Center. The top priority of the center will be to test and make sure all seafood caught is free of contaminants, he continued. The center will likely be placed in either Jackson or Harrison counties. Henderson said MSU will begin selecting architects and engineers next summer. with anticipation of construction starting in Spring 2021. (Source: WLOX 12/17/19) https://www.wdam.com/2019/12/17/restore-act-aims-rebuilding-confidence-back-coast-seafood/