Charmaine Schmermund

24-17-CWS | April 19, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – Mississippi’s Red Snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 24, 2024. Anglers landing in Mississippi may harvest two Red Snapper per person per day with a 16-inch minimum size limit. Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) […]

24-16-CWS | April 12, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory 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. The meeting will broadcast live on the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ YouTube

24-15-CWS | March 26, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ (MDMR) annual Celebrate the Gulf Marine Education Festival, along with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s (MDEQ) 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

24-14-CWS | March 15, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, March 19, in Biloxi.   The meeting begins at 9 a.m. and will be held at the Bolton State Building in the first-floor auditorium. The meeting will broadcast live on the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ YouTube

24-13-CWS | March 15, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) is closing the application period for the Commercial Vessel Safety Program at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. The closure of the application period is necessary to allow MDMR staff to evaluate current applications and determine if sufficient funds

24-12-CWS | March 13, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – In February 2024, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) held a public cleanup collecting 398 derelict crab traps with the help of 91 public volunteers and crab fishermen.   The final number of traps recovered, as well as number of volunteers, during the derelict crab trap

24-11-CWS | February 26, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified a state saltwater fishing record using conventional tackle for the month of February.   Ron McMillan of Lucedale set the record for Red Grouper (Epinephelus morio) with a fish weighing 22 pounds, 12 ounces.   Photo courtesy MS Department of

24-10-CWS | February 23, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational fishing season for Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) will open in Mississippi territorial waters on Friday, March 1, 2024, at 12:01 a.m. local time. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting

24-9-CWS | February 22, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – Following receipt of public comments, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) conducted an evaluation of the Molluscan Shellfish Leases Request for Proposals (RFP). This evaluation revealed several significant deficiencies in the RFP process, specifically with respect to the grading criteria. In addition, the evaluation revealed discrepancies