Charmaine Schmermund

20-3-CWS | January 21, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources certified three youth division state fishing records at today’s monthly meeting.   Blake Bosarge, 11, of Gautier set the state records using conventional tackle for Knobbed Porgy (Calamus nodosus) with a fish weighing 1 pound, 4.8 ounces; a Spanish Flag (Gonioplectrus […]

20-2-CWS | January 17, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. –The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, Jan. 21, 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 enhancing,

20-1-CWS | January 6, 2020 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will conduct a prescribed burn on the DIMR-1 tract of the Deer Island Preserve on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020.   Depending on weather conditions, the burn will begin between 10 a.m. and noon and last for the remainder of

19-80-CWS | December 23, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that commercial fishing seasons for Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) and Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) will open in Mississippi territorial waters on January 1, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. local time.     The recreational

19-79-CWS | December 20, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Friday that all waters north of the Intracoastal Waterway will close for shrimp season at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020.   This closure applies to Mississippi territorial waters. All other Mississippi territorial waters will remain open to

19-78-CWS | December 19, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ 2020 Marine Information Calendars are now available at locations along the Coast.   The agency held a photo contest earlier this year, and those chosen are featured each month, as well as on photo pages in the calendar.   The winners

19-77-CWS | December 13, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, Dec. 17, 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 enhancing, protecting

19-76-CWS | December 12, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational and commercial harvest of Lane Snapper (Lutjanus synagris) will close in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. Recreational and commercial harvest for Lane Snapper will reopen at 12:01 a.m.

19-75-CWS | November 20, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the commercial fishing season for King Mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) will close in Mississippi territorial waters on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019.   The closure for King Mackerel begins at 12:00 p.m. local time and will reopen July