MISSISv et

EXTEN 1815 Popps Ferry RoadBiloxi, Mississippi 39532 Phone: �28! 388-4710

November 1, 2012 MASGP-12-001-11!

2012-2013 LIMITED MISSISSIPPI OYSTER SEASON OPENS NOVEMBER 5

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources MDMR! has announced that the2012-2013 limited Mississippi oyster season is scheduled to open at legal sunrise Monday,Nov. 5, 2012, only in Areas II Approved and Conditionally Approved waters provided the areameets all criteria for opening as specified in the area inanagement plan;

~ Area II Approved Waters, and its subdivisions of II "H" and II "I" which includes reefsknown as Telegraph and Buoy and the Shell Keys referred to as Pelican, Fletcher's andUmbrella and the southern portion of Pass Marianne Reef.

~ Area II "A" Conditionally Approved Waters, which includes northern portions of thePass Christian and Henderson Point reefs and Hornet's Reef for tonging only.

~ Area II "B" Conditionally Approved Waters, which includes St. Stanislaus and Wavelandreefs. This includes areas designated as tonging only.!

~ Area II "C" Conditionally Approved Waters, and its subdivisions of II "E" includingSquare Handkerchief Reef and southern portions of Henderson Point Reef!, II "F" including southern portions of the Pass Christian Reef and II "G" including northernportions of the Pass Marianne and Telegraph reefs!, This includes areas designated astonging only.!

d

Additionally, the 2012-2013 Limited Mississippi Oyster Season shall close at 4:00 P.M.,Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, unless extended by the Executive Director of the MississippiDepartment of Marine Resources, as authorized by the Mississippi Commission on MarineResources, The 2011-2012 oyster cultch plant sites located within these areas will remain closedto the harvest of oysters. All recreational harvest is limited to three sacks per recreationallylicensed resident individual per seven day period, All Mississippi recreationally licensedharvesters must obtain a recreational harvest tally card at the check-in/out stations prior to theirinitial harvest trip, This tally card must be presented at the check-in/out station prior to any

Mississippi State Umversity, Llnited States Department of Agriculture, Counties CoaperetingThis work is spansored by a grant from NCAA National Sea Grant College Pragram U S Department of Commerce. Discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veter-an's status is a violation of federal and state law and MSU policy and will nat be tolerated. Discrimination based upon sexual orientatian or group affiliation!s e violation of MSU policy and will not be tol-erated. The Sea Grant Extension program is conducted by the Cooperative Extension Service for the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium composed by Auburn University, Mississippi Stets University, Universityof Alabama, University of Alabama at Sirmingham, University af Mississippi, University of South Alabama, University of Southern Mississippi, Jackson State University, snd Dauphin Island Ssa Laboratary Form 39tt

subsequent rccrcationai harvest t6p. Yl>c Colfkrnissiokt oP. Marine Resources authorizes the.5;xccutlvc I Ilrectok' fo cstabhsn thc kkkktka connncrclR! Oyslcr '.OHi~lktc< vcssc dally !ITTkkt ok t.

8 Bnd R cokYYYJT Y"lgI oy's'e' dred''Ing vcsscI 4sBIIv 'UYU ~ of 20 Sacks H Ilc kxeckk kvc Dkrecfor ksBlso uQkol zed YA "djkls Th" harvest vesscI da!!v sRck "kk Its as dccn'ed Pcccssary. Ikkdlvkdua'~~s!Jrnls BIso harvest ovsfcrs frokQ sBkd 1iccfkscd vessc" 8!0 cofkH",IerciBI vessel sIYRII possess OvcT' fhcdally cRich l',ktkkt bv RTky PHRHHcJ: or cxcced kknv experkrrkckkfRI .IIYQ".f: Bs rnav 'Oc estab'kshcd.

All coYQTHcrciBI.:y lliccMcd Missksslppl rcskdcnt lndlviduaIs Rnd'or vcssets Brc !ikYYJtcd kothree sacks tor persolkat use per, seven day period per cornrncrc,.aIIy hcefksed vcsse! active;yengaged IH .'3B. vcstkng said sack;;, t'10%ever, these sacks of 0">'sters sha3 bc couYltcd "osvards thcik Iy OTQYQerckam sack!Ikfkkt.or'.akat boa! o vcsse!, Sa d ..: I.s shaj.t be tae.ea v;kfb t'gsIHcHtk y'kng therrk Bs ' ersoHRI Usc' BQd 'JDBy Qof bc so d.. Personal t Jsc':8 hcrcbv dctkPcd forpurposes berekn as "any usc other than for saIc or kkltekkt -;0 8-.H"', The crkccxout tlrHC wkly.! be 4p, TQ. 'vkth fhe dcsigkkatcd chcckokkt stafkon 0 J: thc %vest sldc ok'! Bss CNrlstkaP Harbor Bnd BRyouCaddy. For YYkore knforrnatlk3TT on the open Btkd ciosed areas caB Yt~c MDMR.'s 24-hou" Ovster Dlor Ylatkon Hot ! Hkc Bt �28'! 3 "4-> 1 67 or '~ JO»8>-~902

NEA' YED R!."I.,ES I.N EFFECT

Y~ulf Bkkd SOU!Ik Atiarkfkc shT3rrlp trav;I tkstkcrktkcka Rre Ikon s',I'J3jec:. fo " QcYv system Forprokec.'klk'~' Sca tlkrtICS. As expjakncd YH turner deka u beIov~ thcsc Qew rcqukrcrncnts BYJC B T'csUIt 0,tIlc sct",.IcrncYkk eke]'.cr teak! 8 year of R;R%'suik 'A.'cd. |3v Sever;I env!rokuYkclktaI orgarlizat!0Ps a~a.:nstthc .NBYKQRI Maxknc Fkshcrkes Scrvkcc NMr'S!. hcsc Qe'vv requkrcrncnfs place B Qclv . lect-vv'IGCpcrro.-;.Qkaklcc standard based on T'ED cokkkp':kakkce sv';kick affects cvckq~okke kn the fishery. The Qekvpcl foHABncc standard '8 a HkaxIIN~KTJ'. 'Hect-svkde Hkk+i1c capfu'e rikfc of I 2 ~o J. hks currcYkklv RppIkcs0TIIy ".0 otter tra vvls 4Ut krkay apply to skkY"ITQer Rnd Ot'kcr trasvIs IH Lke future.

Yhk4 rcprescnt4:" 'Yrotokklkd cIYRQIYC '43 jhc rt"a"Iai~cnkckk of 8'krlTYJp fkshckkcs In. thc pastsca turt!c regurations assumed the shrimp f'kshery Yvas in r' I cokkkpIiancc wvifh YED Yequirementsand thBI YEDs v'ck'c 2 ' A> cffcctkvc. f &DAN Pon-col.:TDI'.BHcc was then OQIv B HYBYtcr ot kndkvkdJIJIJ.vessel respokkskb! tkky, I oday, botIY the kkkdkvkVUB, vessel arkd 41c cH',1fc fleet Bre hcM. to B strict scBfurfkc capture rate pc"fok"knakkcc skar1dard ttlat ks based on Bfk cva.'Dation ot tieet-wkdc t i D<Onkpkla IC -'

Jkks ':s crktkcatky Important 80 p! ease paj RNentiokk to Ikis F/eef->vide YF D ck3fkkp!iancc is no@!Chc JYlosf 'Important Is%.'e fackkk~' 0Ur tkshcrv Bnd lfs IcRB Rb' jktv ~o cokk"Irkuc Oper".it'.Up UP~der '.hcj Qdank-�'ered Speckcs Act 1 RIIYJre to Bchkcve t'Yls "kc% sksndard can I BP to targe+cd entorcekkk TktRHd fksbckv closukes Rnd xvkI' sUI'cIy Jcad fo JYlorc R'4'sukts dcskgAcd to shkkk. dolvkl thc flshcf'vcniJY'ciy,

I Ike Jlcv' B.otogb.dkt Op.nkon ref Lv es 5 MES to Ynonktor 'kkkd dclcrlnknc Jk "hc tl~x. Cry lspeHiornking beIo~v the I' ~' captkue rate pertomnBYkce standBrd every:.ix IYkonths. Thc Ckrst sixIHOIYN 9'- iod hegakk SuIv .!, .:.,0 t 2 and %v 1]l cnd Deccn3bcr 1 1, 30 I 'Ykke ksherv ks HOPv sub!cct fzo',hks sfanoafd Bud ls bcnlg mokkktorcd or coknpI'.ance wkth thc net 3. 2 r'o capfUrc rate pcr ormakkccsfaikHdard. If NMFS f'.rkds KIJR; tIIC tkshcry "6 Bs bc3o~v thc i 2 'io caprkkrc rate perfo kk3BYkce starkdard,

ACTI i"; v'iH mGTE;tor thc tlsheq, for t'De Tlext six mollth period.. Rfld the rlext, arid so torth:"Qr thetutUfc f t 5 MTs'~ fTD !s '4RT the srJf IB'.P t'Eeet cxcec /cd the I 2 i'0 s.a Edaf6 thcEE 8 IE<,"Dbe I ot EDJTMfBctIQTEs Brc le fEEIred irEefudIE" g:

Iderltl iea EQEE or thc dlseE'ctc areas %"herc TEGTE-corrlpIIRDQC ls occN.TIEJgf Rrgcted. QUtrcacIE b>' NAsB'S gear D"QTTJtosfEIJg $?crsoDsle JD pfobfcrll areas to IEEelUdcCQUrtesY IDJSpCCTIOIISY" I~~ctcd Ia'A' cTEforccTDcDt JTI problem Rfcassv/QAEtorJDg captUE'es: ates QD:I IQTEtM!' basis

H '1'O'C" "GOTUtorIAEs 'h" i'ESJEer"' each EEEOP",h tor RED Bddltlol!RI SEX D'sOEJttJS 51VjFS tlTEQS thatthese EDETIRI RetIQLs Dave E!ot bccD SMYEclcBt to rcdUcc Ehc tlccr-'sv'Jde csslrJt'sII c rate beI0% shc f2";~oSTATE .Rfd, thcT1 tbc RgcBJ:4' ls EcqUJTC I to tRkc fUrihcr ac"':QDs 'rEcIUdETEg tRrgetcd ti'Azc, Brea c!osufesot HM sIErIP'v» tran' Jlsucrv ID thc p"QbfcIA areas V'stf" 'his JD DIET1d every s'Jrl Ap Otter tr8%'Ivcssef ossvIEef RTM or1crator shoEh'0 Take wuatcvef steps Rtc fJcccssRP' to cDs'.Irc that 4'GUr Y& Ds Rrcc JTIstrootc� TT1sta]fed 8D I Opera ETIAM JD strEet CGETEplERAce AYELE ~cde Hf I&3 rccUJTCIT3cA".s. ..GDERCTthe NMFS GCRI E~ 'RD~ s-'CD1CDt YCHDE befOEC f CRVTA" ~AC dock It t.'Iere IS BIER' IETIeertBJ'sEty HbOut tI;CI K',D JcqMTCTDCAts of Ik j'QUT' Yll:;Os Rrc ETE corEEplIBDcc, Yo cotltacf th-' M4k- 4 Gear MRHRgeEDcDtTearEE. pICHSC RJ~ ' ! I/e QCVCDS Rt. 22$s' '549" I I j 3.

OUYDOOR ALABAMA LAf.. NC fAES !GOBI.t,l.' APP.

Yhe A abal"ER DepartAECIEt of. CQDscrvatioEI Htld Natur.-i kesoEEI ccs j,A.D .: AR! has debUtedREE 0' 'EOER! TEEOblle RDQ For EPDQDc, IPG E f. QUch H'A6 !PH !. Yhe' Bpp .JUt � TE' AaabRTTER, CHTE 3c40wE'.Loaded 'for tree froJT1 Thc APP c TYIEDes store HDks' featarcs R varlet>' 0'F Usc52f IQQfs RIM.Ego.:".rlsatIQTE for GIJtdOOET CrIthUSTastS.

Features GAhc OUMoof AiabaTJDR. Hpp irEcIUdc:

Yhc RblfETV ~ 0 pul'chase KE! A/BbBTDR hEE'3tlTl~s~,' "JshITIs~ flocJEscYhe Bblfi'.y to rcport yoar harvest throvgh The ADCNR vvebslteGSCFUf IDIQrTEERtEGA QEE O'.MtU.g RDd FlshIIJg rcgU.'Biioltsr'ish ideotl;JcatJQTI

Near MC mappETsg EOr fQCRTJTlg %EIdflfe 'MMEage.BCrEt ATCRSA per!GEEK'Ized tropi'.$' case Ivor IoggIAg BAG sEJKrETlg j sJIr harvest '6'ht4 frEcEEds

"hc Oatdoor ALIbBTEER Hpg "A'as dcvcfoped lv".tb hUE'"'crs�arlgfcrss RTE ' other QUt IQQrcDlfR',SEHsts EA DEIEId," said N. JIBEtel sup, 3r.. .AD ,5 R CQTP~TIEssEQEEcr. 'This Bpp glvcs th,FARecess to t'Ee stastc s f3cs QUt R3or RdveDtE;rcs via their STTEHrtphorlc. 1vc cDcQUragc cvcrss'orle tocxp!orc tfEis Rjpp KAd SIERre Thclr outdoor cxpcrlef'ces 1vltb otI'Ier users. CUEYcA'.fp' there Es rlo,'VDdrold vcrsIOP Qf t3JC ~IEtdoor A "Eb'ET"Ja 'Epp V"rslorl ',0 CRD be fourEG bv scarehlfEgs torOutdoo +ERbarssa ETJ t:Ec gqqPfc ETUTEcs HAPP style

BAYS AND BAYOUS SYA4POSD iM

No>v 8 f.'lc tEHIC to register foI' the Bays Bnd Bayous SylrlposiuEH, I 4J.s year'8 fhcIPc «8"Eilldmg B '.QEHEHQH Currency; Natural I~csourcc EcolloEHics«Ecology BHd Culture." TheSvmpoSIUIIE %EH bc AM Nov, l4-15 111 Blfoxj, Miss an » Ulc reglstratEQH fce ES QHbJ $30. Thcrcw.'ll bc tive Sessions: c!EHIatc iwd baziQY! Feslllcllee, Dcep9va CY' TIQ. EXQH 01' Spl]l scleHCC. ,habitat.IEIBHBgcJERerEt Bud.rest 9ratioH, living cstUal'llac .'cscu"'ccs, RIId '~vatcI' qUBl'.tV Btld qUBIIkiry.

l he tl«cn1c Qf t«nc SVmposIUIIE Es ' FIHdlflg R CQH1H1QH CUHrcHcy: ABEiorEal ResourcekcorlorIE.cs, Ecology B«IE / .;ufture." Fhcrc BEC IHore than. f 80 plesentatlous scheduled for fhe8>'IHHoslEHH that 8 B. I'ecord By the 'A'ay! Il you o'JHEt JQ scc 9<ho tnc '3JcscHtcrs v~uEI hc Rlld %'hattflcv v~.:fl bc tafklug BboUt cflcck QUt thc R~cuda hHk Bt http'/~'HGBsgc 0".gJbb:90! 2. You can clEckOEH sessions Qz I3ostcf' Y9IcscJUatEOHs to scc de'.RJ lcd IlsHHgs of preserEte"8 Rud prcscnta"'IQIE tlEIcs,Conc EHQ scc w'Eat ~ nev' I"I thc 6 'I«BIEd Hc'wol'k % It u ovle"8 'E«'l'0 BE'e 'Htel' St" l l'1 coastal1~8UCS kegl~tel' Elclc h tp./ EHBs~"'c,or</pa»c.asp.lG � / /3.

TJEc 8%'YE'kposluHZ ls sp�Hsored bv NRIEQHBI OccaHlc alld AIIHosphcllc A�IY.'IIElstlatlou,M]sslsslppl-AlabaIHB Sca < JÃBIEt : JEISOE;EUH1� .hcvfoll Pascagoula RcfEJEery, Mobile BBV'

BfJQIEB3. Est uarv pfogIREH, Mlsslsslpp» De«ua: frHcH". Qt MarlIJc Resources� II alld Bav N~'BtIQHBlFstUarillc Research Rcse"ve, BP, NOAA Coasta! SCEs'lees .cH CY'., LIIIEversit> ot Southell«Mississippi Gu«f Coast .Resealcb Labo-.atop, BL- A Ch'.Ii of Mexico PEoyarEE, NOAA NatiorlalCoasta! Data. Dcvck>pl." ICIER CcHfe. > AlabBH'la Deparrlnent of ..QHscrvat! JII RHd Natural kcsourcesState ",Buds Dlvlsloll, 'CJulf 0. 'v!cxIco Allllutcc. Alabama Slate POEt AUthorlrv, Dl@EIR!",IE~'IIECCIEH'". OCCRH. .:QrlscrvarEcy Bnd Vofkc.; RH� Associates. «Hc.

Thc!Mlsslsslppl State UAlve slfy CentcJ.' for' ContlnUH1g EdUeafl�H has approved I.995CEL's f 9I BEJcu ilrlg boy days Ql' thc syIHf908lulrl. If you CRH on:v attcM!. Qnc dav 0 tf10syHTposlUEH, %'Qu CRH StJJI QutalEA ha!I 0'f tuc CE48. A $20 fec 'E«JEII 9c charge -'.fol proccsslng. YouwlEl nccd r� I9ay Uy check or credit card Rt thc col lfel eucc, I'QI' IHQFC EHforEHl«JI 9n, please CQHJRctDI' I"'ls BQVd B' cl'OVd''JI" cxf YIEssta'lc c 'u

1hES UafoIIIERt.'QJE vvas cQJI;piled by Dave .BUrrlage, Chris Boyd, Peter 5 g'lycH RIE4 BenedictPosadas, FQI' l««Gfe Info EHBIIQIE %981t QEEr Office Rf I.8l 5 PQpp8 l crt,' koan, 8110xE., MS 39532 ol'tc!ephone I22l9'J 3m!,'9-4. f O.

SIHcerely,

DRve hEErrageI":xtetlsEOH PE'0fessor

MSU ..'.Qastal Rescalch Rud

Extcrlsion CcHtcl