Mississippi, Second Only to Louisiana in Gulf Commercial Landings, Must Protect Commercial Fishery
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Sun Herald] BY RYAN BRADLEY AND ERIC BRAZER, Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United - October 30, 2017
October is National Seafood Month, and there’s no better place to celebrate seafood than right here in the Magnolia State.
What Mississippi may lack in coastline length, it more than makes up for in seafood heritage and pride. Popular delights like oysters, shrimp, flounder and blue crabs — just to name a few — are all pulled from the briny waters off our coast and shipped fresh to seafood lovers across the state and this great nation.
The Mississippi seafood industry had a profound impact on the Gulf Coast by establishing itself as a diverse immigrant community that led it to be called the “Seafood Capital of the World” as far back as 1869. In 1890 alone, local canneries ...
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