Alabama-Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice

A collaborative group between MASGC and Auburn to address the challenges facing the Gulf oyster industry

[Alabama-Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice @ALMSOysterCoP]

Hey everyone! We are looking forward to seeing you at our next AL-MS Oyster Community of Practice meeting TOMORROW! We will be meeting at 1141 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, MS from 9-12 pm. This event is open to the public, so bring your friends & family to learn about local oyster work!

[Alabama-Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice @ALMSOysterCoP]

Hey everyone! Please come join us for our next AL-MS Oyster Community of Practice on Saturday, May 18, in Biloxi, MS! Please see the flyer for more details!

[Alabama-Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice @ALMSOysterCoP]

The next AL-MS Oyster Community of Practice meeting will be Thursday, Nov. 16 at 5 pm CST via Zoom! To register, please visit https://t.co/EaJop69K0j. We will be talking about insurance and a future restoration project!

[The Nature Conservancy in Mississippi @ms_nature]

Associate Director of Development, Cotie Bailey recently joined our Gulf Coast TNC team on an oyster restoration research project. As Cotie explains fishing in a recently deployed oyster reef is one of the ways TNC checks on the health of the reef.

[Alabama-Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice @ALMSOysterCoP]

Hey everyone! Just a reminder that our next meeting will be this Thursday from 10:30-12:30 at the Bayou La Batre Community Center. A Zoom option is also available if you'd like to call in. Please register at https://t.co/8xmUJcOaoD. Please message me if you have any questions!

[Alabama-Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice @ALMSOysterCoP]

...but we welcome everyone involved in the industry at the CoP meeting to discuss and create solutions for some challenges facing the industry. More information, such as an agenda and the Zoom link, will follow. Hope to see you all in the Bayou!

[Alabama-Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice @ALMSOysterCoP]

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The next ALMS Oyster Community of Practice (CoP) will now take place on Thursday, August 24th from 10:30-12:30 at the Bayou La Batre Senior Center. A hybrid Zoom option will also be available. Light refreshments will be provided.

[Alabama-Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice @ALMSOysterCoP]

This meeting is completely separate from the annual ADCNR Marine Resources Division oyster harvest meeting taking place on the same day at 1:00-3:00, also at the Senior Center. The CoP meeting WILL NOT provide any information on the upcoming harvest season...

[Conservation Governance Lab @AU_Conservation]

Our Masters of Natural Resources student, Rusty Grice (@rustygrice), lad his Oyster Business Planning meeting today in Biloxi, Mississippi. Way to go Rusty!🦪

[Alabama Public Health @ALPublicHealth]

ADPH has closed shellfish growing waters in Mobile County. Areas II and VII are closed. This includes Portersville Bay and Grand Bay. Read our full #NewsRelease at https://t.co/BvoAjUYngL.

[Alabama-Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice @ALMSOysterCoP]

Interested in starting your own oyster aquaculture operation? Please consider attending this FREE program being held by @rustygrice on Monday, July 31st! RSVP to [email protected]. Lunch and materials provided!

[Conservation Governance Lab @AU_Conservation]

The first Alabama-Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice (@ALMSOysterCoP) Meeting was recently held in Bayou La Batre. Read more about this meeting below:

https://t.co/vwkioBdGyV

[Alabama-Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice @ALMSOysterCoP]

Thank you everyone who attended - we look forward to working with you again soon! As always, please email [email protected] if you have any questions!

[Alabama-Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice @ALMSOysterCoP]

Hello everyone! Meeting notes from the Oyster Community of Practice meeting held on May 13th are now available! You can read them here: https://t.co/1UcB6oETZ4. We have also created a poll to help us plan our future meetings, which is available here: https://t.co/7OH8vlvxeI.

[Alabama-Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice @ALMSOysterCoP]

There is still plenty of time to register for our Oyster Community of Practice meeting on May 13 in Bayou La Batre! To register, please visit https://t.co/ij9Lb4HTmT. See the attached images for more info about the meeting, and share with anyone you think would be interested!

[Alabama-Mississippi Oyster Community of Practice @ALMSOysterCoP]

Please join us for our first Oyster Community of Practice meeting on May 13th in Bayou La Batre from 9 am-12 pm! More details in the image below!