
Monday, June 25, 2018
NGI, GRI and UM Partnering to Restore Mississippi Gulf Coast Oyster Resources

Sensor packages, known as "Landers" are being used to gather data in the Mississippi Sound.
Dr. Greg Easson and Jarett Bell, a UM geological engineering graduate student from Bay St. Louis, have been collaborating on the project since before the student graduated from the university with his undergraduate degree last spring. Sensor packages, known as Landers are being used to gather data about dissolved oxygen, conductivity, temperature and light from the Mississippi Sound.
"The information generated will provide insight into oyster reef restoration and resilience along the Mississippi Gulf Coast", Easson said. "It will provide critical knowledge related to potential locations for future oyster reefs that will support sustainable and productive oyster fisheries".
The results of the study will be shared with MBRACE partners from Mississippi State University, the University of Southern Mississippi and Jackson State University. It will also be the subject of Bell's master's thesis in 2019, and an eventual journal article.