Erik Broussard is the Shellfish Bureau Director for the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. He has 12 years of experience in marine resources management overseeing and developing programs to enhance oyster resources in the State of Mississippi.
Erik Broussard is the Shellfish Bureau Director for the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. He has 12 years of experience in marine resources management overseeing and developing programs to enhance oyster resources in the State of Mississippi.
He currently makes recommendations for developing, presenting and implementing regulations, rules and policies to facilitate compliance with regulatory entities. Broussard is an MDMR representative on the International Shellfish Sanitation Conference, Gulf and South Atlantic Shellfish Sanitation Conference, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission and served on the Governors Oyster Council. He serves as the coordinator for all Shellfish Bureau operations including the annual Mississippi Oyster Reef Stock Assessment, Water Quality Monitoring Program, cultch planting, growing waters/area Classification, check stations and management of the state oyster season.
He is a Mississippi Gulf Coast native and has a bachelor’s degree in marine biology from the University of Southern Mississippi.