STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Phil Bryant, GOVERNOR
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Trudy D. Fisher, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Media Advisory Contact: Robbie Wilbur
March 25, 2013 601/961-5277
High Winds Postpone MDEQ's Tuesday's Event for Artificial Reef Enhancement
Event will be rescheduled
What: High winds have postponed the media event scheduled for Tuesday
at Fort Maurepas State Park in Ocean Springs. The purpose of
the event was to give an update on the artificial reef
enhancement early restoration project.
The event will be rescheduled as soon as possible.
Who: MDEQ Executive Director Trudy Fisher says: "The unusually high
winds create a navigational issue for the barge carrying the
cultch material. We will take a look at our options and
reschedule when the weather is more cooperative."
When: Media will be notified when event is re-scheduled.
Event Details: UPON RE-SCHEDULE
A total of $2.6 million in enhancement of near shore artificial reefs
will be installed in Mississippi's coastal waters. Implemented as a
part of restoration after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, the
project will produce significant improvement in reef productivity and
will ultimately provide uplift to the inshore marine ecosystem.
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Mr. Robbie Wilbur
Communications Director
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Post Office Box 2261
Jackson, Mississippi 39225
601/961-5277
601/421-5699 (c)
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