Bays and Bayous brings 364 people to Biloxi

The 2012 Mississippi-Alabama Bays and Bayous Symposium attracted 364 people for two days of presentations about current coastal research and outreach. People from 10 states attended the event, where 185 presenters shared information in five different sessions.

Residents can make rain barrels at Spanish Fort workshop

(Mobile, Ala.) – Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant, in partnership with the Coastal Alabama Clean Water Partnership and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, will hold a rain barrel workshop from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Sept. 29, at Spanish Fort City Hall, 7581 Spanish Fort Blvd., in Spanish Fort. Workshop participants will learn about important water quality and conservation…

Delcambre Direct Seafood Pilots Local Frozen Shrimp Brand

The Delcambre Direct Seafood program is unveiling a pilot frozen seafood product at the Delcambre Shrimp Festival, August 15 – 19.  For the first time, local shrimpers will sell  fresh-frozen shrimp to festivalgoers, Chef Patrick Mould will demonstrate  recipes and offer samples, and fishermen will give talking tours at the dock.