17-10-MMS| February 10, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – A portion of an oyster reef in Pass Christian will open Thursday, Feb. 9, for tonging, officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Wednesday.   Conditionally Approved Area II “F” will open at legal sunrise Thursday. It is part of the Pass Christian Reef and is

17-09-MMS| February 1, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The Senate Committee on Ports and Marine Resources on Wednesday confirmed JoLynne Trapani as a member of the state Commission on Marine Resources.   Trapani, a native of Bay St. Louis, will represent environmental non-profit groups. She replaces Ernie Zimmerman, who passed away in July after a long

17-07-MMS| January 31, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The commercial season for Speckled Trout (Cynoscion nebulosus) will open at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Mississippi territorial waters, MDMR officials announced Tuesday.   The total allowable catch for the year is 50,000 pounds for commercial fishermen. The season will be divided into two periods: Feb.

17-08-MMS| January 31, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced it will open recreational Red Snapper fishing season beginning at 6 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017; however, Mississippi’s Red Snapper season currently is not open.   For Mississippi residents who catch Red Snapper in Louisiana and land their catch in

17-06-CWS | January 19, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is holding a seafood recipe contest, and the winners will be used in the updated version of the Mississippi Seafood cookbook.   The deadline to submit recipes is Friday, Feb. 24.   Submitted recipes must be original and incorporate some type

17-05-MMS| January 18, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – Marine Patrol officers with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources on Tuesday issued two seafood citations to a seafood market in Biloxi.   Captain Ben’s Seafood Market received two violations – one for possession of recreationally harvested finfish in a commercial establishment and one for possession of illegal

17-03-MMS| January 13, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources are reminding fishermen that the new minimum size limit for Speckled Trout goes into effect Monday, Jan. 16.   The Commission on Marine Resources voted in December to increase the size limit to 15 inches for recreational fishermen and to

17-04-MMS| January 13, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, January 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 and conserving

17-02-MMS| January 12, 2017 PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Gov. Phil Bryant popped the top on a bottle of bubbly Thursday afternoon and christened two Mississippi Department of Marine Resources boats.   Bryant joined MDMR Executive Director Jamie Miller and other state and local officials for the blessing of the Conservationist, an oyster lugger, and the Admiral

17-01-MMS| January 10, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – Gov. Phil Bryant will participate in a ceremony Thursday for two Mississippi Department of Marine Resources vessels.   The Conservationist, an oyster lugger, will be christened, and a new Marine Patrol vessel will be named.   The ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at