26-15-CWS | May 20, 2026 BILOXI, Miss. – Beginning May 31, 2026, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will accept applications for projects that may receive funding from the Tidelands Trust Fund. The Tidelands application portal will close July 1, 2026.   Proposals, which are restricted to projects within Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties, must

26-14-CWS | May 18, 2026 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is accepting proposals for projects that may receive funding from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Securities Act (GOMESA).   Proposals, which are restricted to projects within Hancock, Harrison and Jackson Counties, must meet one or more of the following criteria: projects

26-13-CWS | May 15, 2026 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, May 19, at the City of D’Iberville’s City Council Boardroom, located at 10383 Auto Mall Parkway in D’Iberville.   The meeting begins at 9 a.m. The meeting will broadcast live on the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’

26-12-CWS | April 24, 2026 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified three state saltwater fishing records using conventional tackle for the month of April.   Matthew Mitchell of Gulfport set the record for Common Snook (Centropomus undercimalis) with a fish weighing 5 pounds, 6.4 ounces. Josh Lord of Ocean Springs set

26-11-CWS | April 23, 2026 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) announced today that beginning Friday, May 1, 2026, all waters south of the Intracoastal Waterway and west of the Gulfport Ship Channel in Mississippi territorial waters are closed to shrimping.   The annual closure takes effect at 12:01