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Mississippi marine agency adopts permanent live-bait trawling boundary in Bayou Cassatt
Summary
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources adopted a permanent change to Title 22, Part 6, adding a latitude-based northern limit for commercial live-bait trawling in Bayou Cassatt south of the Channel B range rear light.
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources on a unanimous vote adopted a permanent change to Title 22 Part 6 to allow live-bait trawling in the southern portion of Bayou Cassatt, establishing the northern regulatory limit at latitude 30.359224, located at the Channel B range rear light.
The change, presented by Jason, Marine Fisheries staff, moves the bayou out of the closure area for licensed live-bait harvesters. "That limit is situated over Bayou Cassatt Channel B range rear light," Jason said, explaining the latitude-based line and noting it is shown on Coast Guard navigation…
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