Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle

by Tac Carrère | May 30, 2021 | Endangered Species

Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles are considered the smallest marine turtles in the world and are also the most endangered.

Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles are usually found in nearshore and inshore waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico. The juveniles especially use the waters of the Mississippi Sound for forging during early developmental stages.

Oysters of the Gulf Sound

by Tac Carrère | Apr 30, 2021 | Endangered Species

Oysters and their associated reefs and submerged aquatic grass beds in the Sound provide critical habitat for this endangered species as well as habitat for crabs, speckled trout, redfish, and all other species found in the Mississippi Sound.