Gulf Coast Research Lab Home to One of Only Two U.S. Blue Crab Hatcheries

When most of us think of fishing for blue crab, we imagine harvesting them from the nearby Gulf of Mexico. But did you know that for more than a decade, University of Southern Mississippi researchers have been growing thousands of blue crabs in a three phase hatchery along the Coast?
Layla Essary takes us to that research facility and tells us what’s in store for independent growers in Mississippi.