The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources invites you to a FREE seminar on local clean energy solutions.   Doing more with less: Local energy efficiency and clean energy opportunitiesWednesday, November 14, 2012    8:00 – 10:30 a.m.Bolton State Building auditorium1141 Bayview Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39530   As a growing number of coastal cities, towns, and counties […]

12-76-CWS | November 1, 2012 BILOXI, Miss. – The recreational fishing season for Gag grouper will close in Mississippi territorial waters on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at 12:01 a.m.   The opening and closing of the recreational Gag grouper season is issued under the authority of Section 49-15-15 1 (a) of the Mississippi Code of

12-74-CWS | October 23, 2012 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) has announced that the 2012-2013 limited Mississippi oyster season is scheduled to open at legal sunrise Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, only in Areas II Approved and Conditionally Approved waters provided the area meets all criteria for opening as specified in

More than 2,500 volunteers scoured Mississippi’s beaches and waterways picking up marine debris at 68 designated cleanup sites Oct. 20 during the 24th annual Mississippi Coastal Cleanup, part of the International Coastal Cleanup—the world’s largest volunteer effort to clean up the marine environment. During the 2012 Mississippi Coastal Cleanup, 2,545 volunteers picked up 2,053 bags

12-73-CWS | October 19, 2012 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) received a call on Oct. 19, 2012, at 2:08 p.m., reporting that a 21 foot boat hit a piling on the Bay St. Louis Bridge. One person was aboard the vessel and was rescued by good Samaritans and taken to

12-72-CWS | October 18, 2012 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) Shrimp and Crab Bureau, along with the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) will present a free seminar entitled “Marsh Dwellers” on Oct. 30, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., in the first floor meeting room of the Bolton

12-71-CWS | October 17, 2012 BILOXI, Miss. – The Commission on Marine Resources (MCMR) certified one Mississippi recreational saltwater conventional tackle record and one Mississippi fly fishing tackle record during its October 16 meeting.   Joshua Lyons of Ocean Springs broke the state record for Southern Flounder with a 4-pound, 14-ounce fish on September 21,

12-70-CWS | October 14, 2012 BILOXI, Miss. — Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ (MDMR) Marine Patrol, with assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard and Bay St. Louis Fire Department, rescued four stranded boaters from Square Handkerchief Shoal in Hancock County early Saturday morning after the 30‐ foot cuddy cabin boat carrying the four Baton Rouge,

12-65-CWS | October 4, 2012 Volunteers in Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties are needed for the 24th annual Mississippi Coastal Cleanup to be held from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, in conjunction with the International Coastal Cleanup—the world’s largest volunteer cleanup effort on behalf of the marine environment. Gov. Phil Bryant has

12-69-CWS | October 4, 2012 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (MCMR) will hold its Oct. meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at 9 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Bolton State Building, 1141 Bayview Avenue in Biloxi.   The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting