Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

The Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR), established in 1999, is managed by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources as part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) with a mission “to practice and promote informed stewardship of the Grand Bay NERR and Mississippi coastal resources through innovative research, education and training.”