Charmaine Schmermund

20-70-CWS | October 16, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources will have their monthly meeting via webinar at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020.   To join the meeting from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device, click the following URL https://itsmsgov.zoom.us/j/94188209304?pwd=MHRGR2RzbHZwYTVXVW0yck9DYzVBQT09 and use the password: 076762.   To […]

20-69-CWS | September 24, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified four state fishing records this month following the September meeting of the Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources.   Chad Patti of Milton, Fla., set the new state record for Ocean Triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen) using a spear with a fish

20-68-CWS | September 18, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) announces the appointment of Kyle Wilkerson as Chief for the Office of Marine Patrol and Jennifer Wittmann as Director of the Office of Coastal Resources Management. “We are grateful to Chief Wilkerson and Jennifer Wittmann for serving in these key

20-67-CWS | September 18, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) urges boaters to take caution around a project to expand Katrina Key reef on the south side of Deer Island.   Concrete rubble will be deployed by barge to expand the existing Katrina Key structure to the west beginning September

20-66-CWS | September 17, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources monthly meeting has been rescheduled to 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. The meeting will be held via webinar.   To join the meeting from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device, click the following URL https://itsmsgov.zoom.us/j/96070138891?pwd=YWhRUVByMTZSUjRNaWd3ajhXb1loUT09 and

20-65-CWS | September 14, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The monthly meeting of the Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources, which was scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 15, has been postponed for a date to be announced at a later time. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and conserving marine interests of

20-64-CWS | September 11, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources will have their monthly meeting via webinar at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.   To join the meeting from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device, click the following URL https://itsmsgov.zoom.us/j/98021417516?pwd=V0plODd1ajJHd0ZZYk0zS3pWcW1KUT09 and use the password: 076762.   To

20-63-CWS | September 5, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the state recreational fishing season for Red Snapper will close in Mississippi territorial waters Saturday, September 5, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. During this closure, no Red Snapper shall be landed or possessed in Mississippi territorial waters.  The Mississippi Department

20-62-CWS | September 4, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – For only the second time in a decade, Mississippi anglers will have the opportunity to harvest Red Snapper, Gray Triggerfish and Greater Amberjack at the same time. This opportunity can be attributed in large part to the Tails n’ Scales program along with cooperation of Mississippi’s saltwater

20-61-CWS | September 3, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is hosting a photo contest, and the winners will be used in the agency’s 2021 calendar.   The deadline to submit entries is Friday, Oct. 23.   Submitted photos should depict an aspect of the marine resources available on the Mississippi