Charmaine Schmermund

21-16-CWS | April 27, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) is seeking public comments from stakeholders on the draft document, “Oyster Management and Recovery Strategic Plan.” The document can be viewed, and public comments submitted, at dmr.ms.gov/oyster-plan. Comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on May 31, 2021.  Over the […]

21-15-CWS | April 23, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) announced today that beginning Saturday, May 1, 2021, all waters south of the Intracoastal Waterway and west of the Gulfport Ship Channel in Mississippi territorial waters are closed to shrimping. The closure takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Mississippi

21-14-CWS | April 22, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that recreational harvest for Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) will open in Mississippi territorial waters on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and conserving marine interests

21-13-CWS | April 21, 2021 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 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

21-12-CWS | April 19, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources are planning to conduct a prescribed burn on a 134-acre section in the central portion of Deer Island on Wednesday, April 21, 2021.   Depending on weather conditions, the burn will begin between 10 a.m. and noon and last

21-11-CWS | April 16, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, April 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 to

Area 5 Approved growing waters closed for oyster harvest beginning at 12 p.m. April 15, 2021 21-10-CWS | April 15, 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 beginning at 12 p.m. on Thursday, April

21-9-CWS | April 1, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – Gov. Tate Reeves has appointed Cammack “Cam” Roberds to the Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources (MACMR) representing recreational sports fishermen.   Roberds, who replaces Mark H. Havard II, was sworn in at the MACMR meeting held March 17. He will serve a four-year term that will

21-8-CWS | March 22, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The upcoming NOAA Skimmer Trawl Turtle Excluder Device (TED) rule will soon require all shrimp skimmer trawl vessels 40 feet and greater in length to install and use TEDs designed to exclude small sea turtles in their nets. Through a TED gear reimbursement program, fishermen may be

21-7-CWS | March 12, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources will have their monthly meeting via webinar at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, 2021.   To join the meeting from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device, click the following URL https://itsmsgov.zoom.us/j/89106973703?pwd=ZjBPZ2RUQUY2S3ZuNzZlZXN6Tmd5UT09 and use the password: 185706.   To