STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State University has received formal approval to build the Northern Gulf Aquatic Food Research Center, a multi-million-dollar facility in Ocean Springs and the first of its kind on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, Jackson County Board of Supervisors and Jackson County Port Authority have approved siting the center on four acres in the Sunplex Light Industrial Park, located on Mississippi Highway 57, about one mile from Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 90. The center will provide the Gulf Coast seafood industry with safety testing and quality assurance. It will be constructed in three phases. Phase I: Construction of a biosafety and analytical chemistry laboratory for measuring chemical residues in water and aquatic food products, capabilities that are currently exported from outside the state. Phase II-III: Commercially equipped pilot plant for processing, shelf-life research and product development. The center is designed to help rebuild and strengthen the region’s seafood industry and economy. (Source: MSU 02/16/21) New MSU research center formally approved for coast location | Mississippi State University (msstate.edu)
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