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"With climate change and increasing nutrient pollution potentially causing HABs to occur more often and in locations not previously affected, it's important for us to learn as much as we can about how and why they form and where they are, so that we can reduce their harmful effects." NOAA, April 2016.
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Businesses could get federal aid from toxic algae
Businesses could get federal aid from toxic algae
Businesses along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast might be able to get federal aid if they’ve suffered economic losses due to toxic blue-green bacteria in the water.
At least five businesses from each affected county have to show they’ve suffered substantial economic injury.
Governor Phil Bryant could then make an economic injury declaration, triggering federal loans to businesses that can’t pay ordinary…
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Gov. Bryant assures safety of seafood consumption
Gov. Bryant assures safety of seafood consumption
South Mississippi is facing another challenge plaguing the Mississippi Sound.
Not only the far-reaching algae bloom spurned by the Bonnet Carre Spillway, but the perception by some that the seafood harvested from Mississippi coastal waters isn’t safe for consumption, a misconception that Governor Phil Bryant wants to clear up.
While many stretches of beach in South Mississippi’s three coastal…
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Bonnet Carre Spillway still open
Bonnet Carre Spillway still open
The Bonnet Carre Spillway opening is being largely blamed for the massive algae bloom that has spread across the Coast waters.
It’s just one of the spillover effects from the record-breaking number of days the Louisiana spillway has been opened, continually gushing trillions of gallons of freshwater into the Mississippi Sound, killing marine life and driving down business for those who make a…
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Algix technology creates bioplastics with algae
Algix technology creates bioplastics with algae
A sustainability company in Meridian is paving the way in cleaning up our waterways by using the toxic algae to create bioplastic materials.
Ryan Hunt, co-founder of Algix, says the technology they have developed can separate the particles of algae from the water.
As the algae is removed, oxygen is pumped into the water, giving marine life a more suitable environment. Algix is then able to…
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Tropical Storm Barry’s effect on algal bloom
Tropical Storm Barry’s effect on algal bloom
The Coast has been feeling the effects of an algal bloom for a few weeks now, but the effects of Tropical Storm Barry have the potential to shake things up in the Mississippi Sound.
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is constantly monitoring the affected waters and will continue to do so throughout the coming days.
MDMR Executive Director Joe Spraggins says while we may see some…
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Hosemann talks solutions to Bonnet Carre Spillway
Hosemann talks solutions to Bonnet Carre Spillway
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann held a press conference in Gulfport this afternoon on the impact of the Bonnet Carre Spillway.
The Bonnet Carre Spillway opened up for the second time this year causing significant impacts in the Mississippi Sound. The freshwater intrusion from the repeat openings of the spillway are creating a surge in blue-green algae blooms, deadly effects on marine life,…
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