Charmaine Schmermund

MACMR to meet Tuesday, May 16

23-14-CWS | May 12, 2023 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, May 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 …

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Mississippi’s 2023 recreational Red Snapper season will open May 26

23-13-CWS | May 8, 2023 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 26, 2023.   Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) staff would like to remind anglers to download the 2023 version (10.3 or later) of the Tails n’ …

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Shrimp season to close west of Gulfport Ship Channel; Additional waters south of Intracoastal Waterway remain open

23-11-CWS | April 21, 2023 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) announced today that beginning Monday, May 1, 2023, all waters south of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) and west of the Gulfport Ship Channel in Mississippi territorial waters are closed to shrimping.   The closure takes effect at 12:01 …

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MDMR to conduct prescribed burn on Deer Island Coastal Preserve March 14

23-7-CWS | March 13, 2023 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) plan to conduct a prescribed burn on Deer Island Coastal Preserve on March 14, 2023.   Depending on weather conditions, the burn will begin between 10 a.m. and noon and last up to six hours; however, some of …

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NOAA Gear Monitoring Team Spring 2023 Shrimp Fishery Turtle Excluder Device (TED) Outreach & Courtesy Inspection Schedule in Mississippi

NOAA Gear Monitoring Team (GMT) Spring 2023   Shrimp Fishery Turtle Excluder Device (TED) Outreach & Courtesy Inspection Schedule in Mississippi   April 3- April 7, 2023   Hancock County, Harrison County & Jackson County   In order to increase the productivity and efficiency of the team, NOAA personnel are asking that those interested in …

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Recreational season for Gray Triggerfish to open March 1

23-6-CWS | February 24, 2023 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 Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at 12:01 a.m. local time. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting …

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