Charmaine Schmermund

21-24-CWS | June 11, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, June 15, 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 […]

21-23-CWS | June 3, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has set the opening date of the 2021-2022 shrimp season in state territorial waters for 6 a.m. Thursday, June 10, 2021. All regulations of the MDMR will be in full force and effect, and all boats engaged in catching or transporting

Free Fishing Weekend June 5 and 6, Free Saltwater Sport Fishing Day July 4 Free Fishing Weekend June 5 and 6, Free Saltwater Sport Fishing Day July 4 21-23-CWS | June 3, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The first weekend of National Fishing and Boating Week in June of each year is designated as Free Fishing

21-22-CWS | May 27, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – As many people enjoy Mississippi’s marine waters and river systems this upcoming Memorial Day weekend, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) would like to caution everyone to be prepared for their time on the water and think of safety first. While boating in Mississippi, all vessels

21-21-CWS | May 25, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today the openings and closings of recreational and commercial harvest in Mississippi territorial waters for Gag, Greater Amberjack and Gray Triggerfish.  The recreational fishing season for Gag (Mycteroperca microlepis) will open on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at 12:01

21-20-CWS | May 19, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – With the appropriation of an additional $2,960,079 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act – Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to the state of Mississippi for fisheries participants meeting the threshold of economic revenue losses, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) is working

21-19-CWS | May 18, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The Red Snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 28, 2021, with an anticipated mid-season closure date of July 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. As with previous years, a mid-season closure will allow for Mississippi Department

21-18-CWS | May 14, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, May 18, 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

21-17-CWS | May 12, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – Richard Gollott, a longtime commissioner on the Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources (MACMR), died Sunday after a long battle with cancer.   Appointed by the governor and starting his term on July 1, 2004, Gollott represented commercial seafood processors on the MACMR until March 16, 2021.