Louisiana State University researchers found a hypoxic ādead zoneā east of the Mississippi River. A hypoxic dead zone is an area of water with low dissolved oxygen levels that cannot support aquatic life.
Ole Miss research into how manmade contaminations like freshwater from the Bonnet CarrƩ Spillway killed off Gulf oysters in 2019 and why action must be taken to mitigate these events in the future.
The Mississippi Sound Coalition sends its rebuttal to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the Bonnet CarrƩ Spillway and the impacts on oysters and marine life in the Mississippi Sound.
Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser voiced his opposition to the CPRA’s plans for sediment diversion projects, expressing concerns about the impacts they will have on marine life and fishing.
At a Senate hearing, Senator Roger Wicker questions the U.S. Corps of Engineers leadership about its lack of communication with the Mississippi Sound Coalition about public meetings.
Congressman Mike Ezell shows support for the Mississippi Sound Coalition by urging the U.S. Corps of Engineers to listen to the public’s concerns about the Bonnet CarrĆ© spillway openings.
The Mississippi Sound Coalition sends its rebuttal to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the Bonnet CarrƩ Spillway and the impacts on oysters and marine life in the Mississippi Sound.