20-26-CWS | April 3, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The following guidance is provided in carrying out and complying with Governor Tate Reeves’ Executive Orders and subsequent guidance: Commercial fishing is defined as an essential business and may continue to operate. However, every effort should be made to comply with the CDC and MSDH guidance of …
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20-25-CWS | April 3, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet in a special session webinar at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2020. To join the meeting from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device, click the following URL https://zoom.us/j/492700321?pwd=Nm4vRzVVTS9OWVhyTkRUaHB5V2Z1Zz09 and use the following password: 568611. To …
20-24-CWS | April 2, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – During a special session webinar yesterday, the state Commission on Marine Resources certified a state fishing record. Harley J. Havard, of Lucedale set the record for Red Hind (Epinephelus guttatus) with a fish weighing 4 pounds, 7.36 ounces using a spear. Photo courtesy MS Department …
20-23-CWS | March 30, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – In order to comply with Governor Reeve’s Executive Order 1463 dated March 24, 2020, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will not be issuing commercial licenses to in-person applicants until April 17, 2020. In the event, the Governor issues a subsequent Order extending the emergency provisions beyond …
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20-22-CWS | March 29, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet in a special session webinar at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2020. To join the meeting from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device, click the following URL: https://zoom.us/j/553444660?pwd=VHNJUHo3T2ttYXRQUThjZU9HZ1lMUT09 and use the following password: 993913. To join …
20-20-CWS | March 16, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The meeting of the state Commission on Marine Resources, which was scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, in Hancock County, has been canceled. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and conserving marine interests of the state by managing all marine life, public trust …
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20-19-CWS | March 13, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, March 17, in Hancock County. The meeting begins at 10 a.m. and will be held in the boardroom of the Hancock County Government Annex building, 854 U.S. 90, Suite A, in Bay St. Louis. An agenda …
20-18-CWS | March 13, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announces commercial fisheries for the linked aggregated large coastal shark (LCS) and Hammerhead shark management groups in Mississippi territorial waters will close in conjunction with the western Gulf of Mexico subregion closure at 11:30 p.m. local time on Sat., March 14, …
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20-17-CWS | March 4, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is accepting proposals for projects that may receive funding from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Securities Act (GOMESA). The deadline for proposals to be submitted is 5 p.m. on June 30, 2020. Proposals, which are restricted to projects within Hancock, …
20-16-CWS | March 3, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) will host a shark identification and safe handling workshop Tuesday, March 10, at 9 a.m. in the Bolton Building, located at 1141 Bayview Ave. in Biloxi. Mississippi residential commercial fishermen who wish to participate in the 2020 commercial shark …
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