Breanna Kopszywa

19-26-CWS | May 7, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational fishing season for Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) will close in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2019.   The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and conserving marine interests […]

19-25-CWS | May 1, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) will host its “State of Our Coast” meeting from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday, May 6, in Biloxi.   Speakers include Gov. Phil Bryant, U.S. Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) and Ashley Edwards, president and CEO of the Gulf Coast

19-24-CWS | May 1, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is extending shrimping season until 6 a.m. Friday, May 10, 2019.   This applies to Mississippi territorial waters south of the Intracoastal Waterway and west of the Gulfport Ship Channel. Waters north of the ICW remain closed. Waters east of the Gulfport

19-23-CWS | April 25, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – The commercial fishing season for Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) will open at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, May 1 in Mississippi territorial waters, officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources said today.   The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and conserving marine interests of the state

19-22-CWS | April 15, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. –Scientists from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Shellfish Monitoring Program, together with staff from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Shellfish Sanitation Program, will conduct a hydrographic dye dilution study beginning April 22, 2019. They will be tracking the flow and dispersion of wastewater discharging into

19-21-CWS | April 12, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, April 16, in Biloxi. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. and will be held at the Bolton State Building in the first-floor auditorium. An agenda is attached. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and

19-20-CWS | April 3, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. –The Commission on Marine Resources approved a conventional tackle state record, as well as youth division record, for Sand Perch (Diplectrum formosum) on March 19. Julien Barr, 8, of Petal set the record with a fish that weighed 2.4 ounces.   Photo courtesy MS Department of Marine Resources:    Julien

19-19-CWS | March 28, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – The 28th annual Celebrate the Gulf Marine Education Festival, along with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s Waterfest, will be held Saturday, April 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at War Memorial Park in Pass Christian. This free and educational event features activities for the whole

19-17-CWS | March 26, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will conduct a prescribed burn on the Bayou Cumbest Maritime Forest of the Grand Bay Coastal Preserve on March 26, 2019.   Depending on weather conditions, the burn will begin between 10 a.m. and noon and last up to six

19-18-CWS | March 26, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – With the upcoming boating season, Marine Patrol will be doing their part to help boaters prepare by conducting courtesy boat and water safety inspections, as well as advising on safety equipment deficiencies. In an effort to reduce marine litter, officers will also help educate boaters on how to