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• Featured Publication
• From the Director

Sea Briefs is a report on the results of the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium.

Editor: Valerie Winn

Front page kayaking photo: Leah Bray

This newsletter is available in PDF format from:
masgc.org/seabriefs

MASGC supports applied, interdisciplinary marine science research, education and outreach efforts to foster the sustainable development and management of the Mississippi and Alabama coasts and nearshore ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico

Mississippi-Alabama
Sea Grant Consortium
703 East Beach Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Phone: 228-818-8840
E-mail: seabriefs@masgc.org
MASGP 08-011-02

Featured Publication

“West Indian Manatees,” an MASGC two-page document, presents an overview of the protection and conservation of the West Indian manatee, an endangered species under threat from natural and human sources. In addition to providing facts on manatees, the document highlights ways to minimize interactions with the marine mammals.

To receive a copy, visit the MASGC Web site at: www.masgc.org/pdf/masgp/08-015.pdf.

This publication may be requested from MASGC by contacting John Grigsby at: john.grigsby@usm.edu or 228-818-8837. Please ask for MASGP-08-015.