Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
Part 1 - rules and regulations for molluscan shellfish related activities
Chapter 8 - Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture Operations
Rule 22-1-8.2 - On-Bottom Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 22-1-8.2
Current through March 14, 2024
A. Any cultch materials used for molluscan shellfish aquaculture must be approved by the MDMR before use.
1. Approval is based,
in part, on the environmental suitability of the material.
2. Cultch materials placed in the grow-out
area must be a suitable substrate for attachment of molluscan shellfish larvae.
These include materials such as natural molluscan shells; fossilized shell;
coral, and other aquatic organisms; lithic materials such as crushed and graded
limestone, granite, and gravel which contain calcium carbonate or fossilized
organisms; or recycled materials which contain lithic fractions and calcium
carbonate, including crushed concrete.
3. Exceptions to this list of generally
accepted cultch materials must be specifically approved by the MDMR
Authority.
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 49-15-15, 49-15-42, 49-15-44, 49-15-46, 49-15-303, 49-15-304; NSSP Model Ordinance § II-VI, III-VI
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