16-83-MMS| November 28, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Organizers of the Celebrate the Gulf Marine Education Festival have announced that the deadline to enter the third annual poster contest is Jan. 13, 2017.   The contest is open to amateur and professional artists, and the original poster designs should depict the conservation, recreational or scenic qualities

16-82-MMS| November 22, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Oyster reefs in the Biloxi Bay will reopen at legal sunrise Wednesday, Nov. 23, officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources said Tuesday.   The reefs, which are in Area V “A,” were closed Wednesday, Nov. 9, after excessive rainfall. The reefs reopened for one day on

16-80-MMS| November 16, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced that area V “A” is closed to the harvest of oysters beginning at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, due to water sample results.   The conditionally approved area V “A” includes Biloxi Bay and Shearwater reefs.   All other

16-81-MMS| November 16, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – The commercial fishing season for Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) will close in Mississippi territorial waters on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 11:59 p.m.   The commercial fishing season will reopen Sunday, Jan. 1, at 12:01 a.m.   The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and

16-79-MMS| November 15, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Oyster reefs in the Biloxi Bay will reopen at legal sunrise Wednesday, Nov. 16, officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources said Tuesday.   The reefs were closed Wednesday, Nov. 9, after excessive rainfall, but water samples taken by MDMR staff showed that the reefs could be

16-77-CWS | November 9, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced that area V “A” is closed to the harvest of oysters beginning Wednesday, Nov. 9, due to excessive localized rainfall.   The conditionally approved area V “A” includes Biloxi Bay and Shearwater reefs. All other current rules and

16-76-MMS| November 4, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources are inviting the public to Point Cadet Plaza from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, to see its new vessels.   The offices of Marine Fisheries and Marine Patrol recently purchased boats that will aid in scientific research

16-75-MMS| November 3, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will hold a public hearing on proposed Speckled Trout regulations Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016.   The hearing begins at 6 p.m. and will be in the auditorium on the first floor of the Bolton Building, 1141 Bayview Ave. in Biloxi.   The

16-74-MMS| November 1, 2016 OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. – One by one the trucks hauling boats and trailers pulled into the Ocean Springs Harbor before daylight Tuesday, fishermen eager to check in, put their boats in the water and motor out to oyster reefs that haven’t been harvested in 54 years.   When the sun came

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