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Commission grants temporary variance to allow bait shrimping in Bayou Cassatt ship channel
Summary
Following industry testimony about a long‑used shrimping area, the commission granted a temporary variance allowing live‑bait shrimp harvest in the Bayou Cassatt ship channel for 120 days while staff reviews the map and regulations.
The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources granted a temporary variance April 15 allowing live‑bait shrimp harvest in the Bayou Cassatt ship channel for 120 days while staff reviews the water classification and regulatory language.
Local bait dealers and shrimpers told the commission that Bayou Cassatt (called in parts the Bayou Cassatt Ship Channel on navigation charts) has been a long‑used winter bait source and that a map reference — printed in 1996 — appeared to show the…
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