The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Beach Monitoring Program has been busy since June investigating the presence of a blue-green Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) in the nearshore waters off the entire length of beach in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson counties. As a result, the agency has issued water contact warnings for all 21 sampling stations and other locations.
MDEQ encourages the public to be aware of their surroundings and notify the agency and/or local emergency management officials if they see HAB in the Jourdan River or anywhere else on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
