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Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

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As part of the Grand Bay Savannah Conservation Partnership, the Grand Bay Reserve is participating in a prescribed burn management program for the East Mississippi Sound Region. This project is widely supported by local and state government agencies as well as the oil and gas industry with facilities
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habitats. It also serves as nursery area for many of the Gulf of Mexico's important recreational and commercial marine species, such as shrimp,
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The Grand Bay Coastal Resources Center Interpretative Area is the headquarters for the Reserve and the
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is one of the most biologically productive estuarine ecosystems in the
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resources, diverse habitat types and archaeological sites, in the
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region, supporting several rare or endangered plant and animal
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National Estuarine Research Reserves of the United States
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Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
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Aerial view showing eroding shoreline along Rigolets
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Map showing the location of Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
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30°22′38″N 88°26′02″W / 30.3773°N 88.434°W / 30.3773; -88.434
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saltwater marshes
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seagrass
blue crab
speckled trout
Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

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