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Commercial fishing for large coastal, Hammerhead sharks to close March 14

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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Area 5 Approved growing waters reopened for oyster harvest effective Feb. 28

20-15-CWS | February 28, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that Area 5 Approved growing waters are reopened to the harvest of oysters effective immediately on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.   Area 5 Approved growing waters includes the 80-acre off-bottom oyster park south of Deer Island. All

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MDMR to open recreational season for Gray Triggerfish March 1

20-13-CWS | February 25, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational fishing season for Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) will open in Mississippi territorial waters on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at 12:01 a.m. local time. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting

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Commercial Greater Amberjack harvest closes March 1

20-12-CWS | February 25, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the commercial harvest for Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) will close in Mississippi territorial waters on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. local time. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and

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Area 5 Approved growing waters closed for oyster harvest effective Feb. 20

20-11-CWS | February 20, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that Area 5 Approved growing waters are closed to the harvest of oysters effective at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020.   Area 5 Approved growing waters includes the 80-acre off-bottom oyster park south of Deer

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CORRECTION: Mississippi’s recreational Red Snapper season will open Friday, May 22

20-9-CWS | February 12, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The Executive Director for the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) and the Commission on Marine Resources (CMR) announced today that Mississippi’s Red Snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels on Friday, May 22, 2020, in state and federal waters.   The

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