17-21-MMS| April 21, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will host the Gulf and South Atlantic States Shellfish Conference from Tuesday, April 25, through Thursday, April 27.   The conference will feature speakers from DMR, the Food and Drug Administration, Texas A&M and the Mississippi Department of Health. Topics include the

17-20-MMS| April 19, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – Mississippi residents interested in learning about oyster aquaculture can sign up for a class scheduled for this summer in Dauphin Island, Ala., that is co-sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.   “Oyster Farming Fundamentals” is a 15-hour, non-credit course that teaches current and potential oyster farmers

17-18-MMS| April 14, 2017 PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will sell commercial fishing licenses in Pass Christian beginning Wednesday, April 19.   Marine Patrol officers will be at MDMR’s oyster check station in the Pass Christian Harbor from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Wednesday and Friday through June 2.

17-19-MMS| April 14, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, April 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

17-17-MMS| March 29, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – Paul F. Mickle, Ph.D., has been named the chief scientific officer for the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Executive Director Jamie Miller announced Thursday.   Mickle currently serves as deputy director of the Finfish Bureau in the Office of Marine Fisheries. He takes over as CSO on Monday,

17-16-MMS| March 21, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources on Tuesday certified three state fishing records.   Mark Ros, Jr. of Pascagoula set the record for the Southern Kingfish (Menticirrhus americanus) with a fish weighing 2 pounds, .84 ounces. The previous record was 1 pound, 14 ounces and was set in

17-15-MMS | March 17, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, March 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, protecting and

17-14-MMS| March 2, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The commercial fishing season for Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) will close in Mississippi territorial waters at 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 3, officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Thursday. The season will reopen on May 1, 2017, at 12:01 a.m.   The Mississippi Department of Marine

17-13-MMS| February 24, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources on Friday presented four Coast students with the MDMR Excellence in Marine Sciences Award as part of the Region VI Science and Engineering Fair.   The MDMR has been giving the award for more than 20 years, and it was established to

17-12-MMS| February 17, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, February 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, protecting and conserving