Charmaine Schmermund

21-33-CWS | August 2, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) has decided to reopen the recreational Red Snapper season earlier than previously announced. The season will open this upcoming weekend on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. and close Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. The season will […]

21-32-CWS | July 27, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational harvest for Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) and Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) will open in Mississippi territorial waters on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to

21-31-CWS | July 22, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified five state fishing records this month.   Mason Watts, 12, of Long Beach set the youth record for Red Snapper (Litjanus campechanus) with a fish weighing 19 pounds, 1 ounce. Watts caught the fish using conventional tackle.   A state

21-30-CWS | July 16, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, July 20, 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

21-29-CWS | July 9, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that Red Snapper season will reopen for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, with a projected closure date of Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, at 11:59 p.m.   The recreational Red

21-28-CWS | July 7, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that Approved Area 5 “C” growing waters are closed to the harvest of oysters effective at legal sunset on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, due to excessive localized rainfall.   Area 5 Approved growing waters includes the 80-acre

21-27-CWS | July 1, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) announced today that the private recreational and state for-hire season for Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) will close Monday, July 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. After the closure, no Red Snapper shall be landed or possessed in Mississippi state territorial waters. 

21-26-CWS | June 25, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified seven state fishing records this month.   Youth records using conventional tackle were set by Blake Bosarge, 12, of Gautier for Gag (Mycteroperca microlepis) with a fish weighing 45 pounds, 1.6 ounces, and Samuel Wright, 7, of Cullman, Ala., for

21-25-CWS | June 23, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) Executive Director Joe Spraggins recently announced the appointment of Patrick Levine as Chief Operating Officer and Rick Burris as Chief Scientific Officer for the agency.   As Chief Operating Officer, Levine will assist Spraggins in development, prioritization and execution of the