News & Events
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Recent News and Events
- July 27th, 2023
July 2023 Issue of The SandBar Published 
The July 2023 (volume 22:3) issue of The SandBar has been published. The lead story is "Fishers Lose Challenge to Herring Fishery Observer Rule".
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- June 29th, 2023
Mississippi Legislature Passes Senate Bill 2544 to Expand Private Oyster Leasing -
In April 2023, the Mississippi Legislature passed legislation expanding private molluscan shellfish leasing in the state and designating certain public areas as state-owned reefs. The legislation, known as Senate Bill 2544, states that MDMR may designate no more than 20% of the area available for leasing as state-owned reefs.
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- June 7th, 2023
Meet Our New NSGLC Research Associate: Matthew Sheffield -
Matthew Sheffield, a rising 3L at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, will be working with the NSGLC this summer on a project looking at contaminants of emerging concern. The project is in partnership with South Carolina and Georgia Sea Grant. Welcome, Matt!
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- June 1st, 2023
Meet the 2023 SGLDIP Intern: Gabriela Martinez -
The National Sea Grant Law Center has selected Gabriela Martinez, a rising 2L at Pace University’s Haub School of Law, for the 2023 Sea Grant Law Diversity Internship Program (SGLDIP). Over the summer, Gaby will gain experience in the field of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes law, with an emphasis on issues facing underrepresented or indigenous communities.
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- May 31st, 2023
National Pork Producers Council v. Ross: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds California Animal Welfare Law -
On May 11th, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion upholding a controversial California animal rights law adopted in 2018. The law, known as Proposition 12, prohibits the sale in California of whole pork products by a seller who knows or should know that the meat came from a breeding pig or their offspring that was “confined in a cruel manner.”
