Huntington Ingalls Industries has filed notice of a proposed project which requires review by the MS Department of Marine Resources to ensure compliance with the state’s approved Coastal Program under the Coastal Zone Management Act.
The applicant is requesting to maintenance dredge areas near the East Bank docks and sonar pit to previously permitted depths ranging from -38 MLLW to -55 MLLW, areas near the West Bank docks, sonar pit, and old launch area to previously permitted depths ranging from -38 MLLW to -55 MLLW, and dredge additional depth in the West Bank Launch Pit to -77 MLLW final depth within their facilities in the Pascagoula River, Pascagoula, Jackson County, MS. View the full application at the link(s) below.
Any person wishing to make comments or objections to the proposed activity must submit those comments in writing to
Katie Nelson by mail at the Department of Marine Resources at 1141 Bayview Avenue, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530, by email at katie.nelson@dmr.ms.gov, or by using the form below before 1:00 p.m. on the day October 12, 2026.
Comment Submission Form
You should receive an acknowledgement of your comment from Katie Nelson by email. If you do not receive this acknowledgement, please contact katie.nelson@dmr.ms.gov.