Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 1 - rules and regulations for molluscan shellfish related activities › Chapter 4 - Harvesting, Landing and Transfer of Molluscan Shellfish › Rule 22-1-4.2 - Harvesting Molluscan Shellfish from State-Owned Reefs

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
				The following reef locations are hereby defined as state-owned reefs:
1. The location and boundaries within
				Henderson Point Reef are defined beginning at 30.28911, -89.306056; thence
				running south to 30.275936, -89.307225; thence running easterly to 30.276742,
				-89.286143; thence running north-northwest to 30.285544, -89.287495; thence
				northwest to 30.286804, -89.298546; thence north-northwest to
				30.288524,-89.301152; thence west-northwest to the starting point of 30.28911,
				-89.306056.
2. The location and
				boundaries within Pass Christian Reef are defined beginning at 30.295625,
				-89.259498; thence running due south to 30.266667, -89.259722; thence running
				eastward to 30.266706, -89.239754; thence running due north to 30.295594,
				-89.238995; thence running northwest to 30.307562, -89.243751; thence
				east-southeast to 30.304763, -89.253733; thence southeast to the starting point
				of 30.295625, -89.259498.
3. The
				location and boundaries within Pass Marianne Reef are defined beginning at
				30.260434, -89.257656; thence running due south to 30.232937, -89.257053;
				thence running east-northeast to 30.237694, -89.235895; thence heading
				north-northeast to 30.261201, -89.229848, thence running westerly to the
				starting point of 30.260434, -89.257656.
4. The location and boundaries within Biloxi
				Bay Reef are defined beginning at 30.390865, -88.850817; thence north-northeast
				to 30.397775, -88.849747; thence running easterly 30.398098, -88.840548; thence
				southeast to 30.397022, -88.838840; thence due south to 30.390560, -88.839293;
				thence westerly to the starting point of 30.390865, -88.850817.
5. The location and boundaries within
				Shearwater Reef are defined beginning at 30.395348, -88.828985; thence running
				north-northeast to 30.396273, -88.828634; thence running east-northeast to
				30.396738, -88.823464; thence running southeast to 30.395822, -88.820765;
				thence running due south to 30.392236, -88.820854; thence running northwest to
				the starting point of 30.395348, -88.828985.
6. The location and boundaries within
				Pascagoula West Reef are defined beginning at 30.350556, -88.629745, thence
				running north to 30.351887, -88.629707; thence running east to 30.351965,
				-88.619731; thence southeast to 30.346569, -88.615309; thence southwest to
				30.345063, -88.619559; thence northwest to the starting point of 30.350556,
				-88.629745.
7. The location and
				boundaries within the Pascagoula Causeway Reef are defined beginning at
				30.337473, -88.586133; thence running west-northwest to 30.338845, -88.592265;
				thence northwest to 30.343418, -88.596595; thence north-northeast to 30.349412,
				-88.595152; thence east to 30.349177, -88.588124; thence running
				south-southeast to starting point of 30.337473, -88.586133.