17-43-MMS| July 18, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources certified a new state record for Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) at its meeting Tuesday, July 18.   Brett Rutledge of Mobile, Ala., caught the 354-pound, 4-ounce shark on July 3, 2017 during the recent Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo.   The previous

17-42-MMS| July 14, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, July 18, 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 and conserving

17-40-MMS| June 30, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – Marine Patrol officers with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will participate in Operation Dry Water this weekend, a national event designed to reduce the number of alcohol- and drug-related deaths on the water.   Officers will be on the water from Friday, June 30, through Tuesday, July

17-41-MMS| June 29, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The commercial fishing season for Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) will close this week, officials with the Mississippi Department of Resources announced Thursday. The season will close in Mississippi territorial waters at 11:59 p.m. Friday, June 30. It will reopen at 12:01 a.m. Feb. 1, 2018.   The Mississippi

17-39-MMS| June 23, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – Employees at the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources are tagging Red Drum to learn more about them, and they are asking for help from local fishermen.   By the end of July, MDMR is planning to tag 20 of these fish in the Back Bay of Biloxi and

17-38-MMS| June 20, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources certified a new state record for Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) at its meeting Tuesday, June 20.   Scott Cothran of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., caught the 242-pound, 8.64-ounce fish during the recent Billfish Classic in Biloxi.   The previous record was 75 pounds and was set

17-36-MMS| June 19, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, June 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 enhancing, protecting and conserving

17-37-MMS| June 19, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The commercial fishing season for Greater Amberjack will close in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, June 20.   The commercial season also will be closed in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico.   According to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 98 percent of

17-35-MMS| June 14, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – Recreational anglers in Mississippi will have 39 days to fish for Red Snapper in state and federal waters beginning Friday, June 16.   The U.S. Department of Commerce and the five Gulf states agreed this week to align the state and federal seasons.   “Negotiations with the Department

17-33-MMS| June 1, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has set the opening date of the 2017-2018 shrimp season in state territorial waters for 6 a.m. Wednesday, June 7.   All regulations of the MDMR will be in full force and effect, and all boats engaged in catching or transporting shrimp