Unlike Bobby Bacala's spectacular, many-holed demise in a toy train shop in "The Sopranos" last week, the saltwater license bill died alone and all-but-forgotten. It then languished on the House of Representative's calendar until Thursday's midnight deadline, when the solons slinked off into the night, having failed to pass a budget. While many veteran fishermen looked askance at the license idea, fearing the monies would end up in the general fund rather than the state Conservation Fund...

If you like, up the ante with one of the imported Italian tunas or a Mediterranean-style wild-caught canned tuna in olive oil (Chicken of the Sea has a new one out under its Genova label); when you drain the tuna, save the olive oil to use on the bread. This menu reverses the usual main-dish-to-sandwiches leftovers formula, starting with the sandwiches - an updated version of that old standby, tuna salad - followed by cool stuffed tomatoes. The menu: Most supermarket bakeries now are...

The latest sighting takes the number of affected beaches to 15, and local media said the latest outbreak was the biggest since 1998, when 90 percent of the city's farmed fish were wiped out. Although the algae are not poisonous they can deprive fish of oxygen, and authorities urged farmers to monitor the situation closely. Authorities said the latest outbreak was caused by a rare but non-toxic form of algae, and no fish deaths had so far been reported. The government warned people not to...

Dingalan is still predominantly a fishing town, where fishermen usually catch blue marlin, yellow-fin tuna, round scads, dolphin fish and mackerel from the waters of the Pacific. Tena still goes out to the sea once in a while, but most of the time he tends to the saplings, the fruit trees and the pepper vines of the farm owned by Marigold Commodities Corporation. Tena said some people tried raising chilies and other plants but eventually gave up because the profit proved to be small...

Catfish, hushpuppies and cole slaw are fixtures on local menus, but not every catfish joint is willing to say where its fish are grown. Sparks not only wants to see Alabama farmers succeed, he also wants to see Alabama consumers protected, he told the Advertiser in an earlier story on catfish imports. State agricultural officials have banned catfish grown in China after toxic chemicals were found in the fish. Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana recently banned catfish from China after tests...

The young ladies are judged on their knowledge of the shrimp industry, interview score and appearance at the coronation ball. The contestants are selected for their family connections to the shrimp industry. Both king and queen will participate in the ceremonial wreath dropping and blessing on Sunday, June 3, at 1 p. A shrimp spaghetti dinner will be served at the ceremony. Katie Lynn Pizzetta, 16, Biloxi High School, parents, Don and Susan Pizzetta; sponsor, Mary Mahoney's and Tony and...