DMR, Others Partner To Promote Mississippi Seafood

BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will partner with Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, Mississippi Gulf Coast Tourism, Bass Pro and Branson AirExpress to host a Mississippi Gulf Coast Seafood Cookout and press conference to be held at Branson Airport, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010.

The DMR team will prepare shrimp for over 300 guests at Branson Airport in an effort to educate the region on the quality and safety of Gulf Safe Wild-caught Mississippi seafood.

This event is one of several planned as a part of the DMR-led campaign to reverse negative perceptions about Gulf seafood. The message of the “Gulf Safe Seafood” campaign is that Gulf seafood is only harvested from open, regulated waters and is tested extensively.

“Our mission is to demonstrate and update everyone on the continued safety and quality of Gulf seafood,” said Irvin Jackson, director of the Mississippi Seafood Marketing Program.

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and conserving marine interests of the state by managing all marine life, public trust wetlands, adjacent uplands and waterfront areas to provide for the optimal commercial, recreational, educational and economic uses of these resources consistent with environmental concerns and social changes.

Source: Mississippi Department of Marine Resources