16-44-CWS | June 21, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources on Tuesday certified four saltwater recreational fishing records. All records were set using conventional tackle.   David Floyd of Pascagoula set the record for Stripped Burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfil) with a 1-pound, 9.65-ounce fish caught May 3. The previous record was 1

16-42-CWS | June 17, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, June 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

16-43-CWS | June 17, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – Commissioner Shelby Drummond will take his last vote as a commissioner Tuesday after serving on the Commission on Marine Resources for 12 years.   Drummond was appointed to the CMR in 2004 by then-Gov. Haley Barbour. He was reappointed in 2008 and 2012. Drummond lives in Jackson

16-41-CWS | June 8, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with NOAA Fisheries announced Wednesday that they are extending the federal Red Snapper season for recreational anglers. The season originally was going to end at 12:01 a.m. Friday, June 10; however, because of the effects of Tropical Storm Colin, the season will close at 12:01 a.m.

16-40-MMS| June 6, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – More than 250 boats filled the Mississippi Sound before daylight Monday, waiting for the start of this year’s shrimp season.   Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources said fishermen they talked to reported good catches on the opening day of the season.   “The fishermen that

16-39-CWS | May 31, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has set the opening date of the 2016-2017 shrimp season in state territorial waters for 6 a.m. Monday, June 6.   All regulations of the MDMR will be in full force and effect, and all boats engaged in catching or transporting

16-38-MMS| May 27, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources arrested Joey Jason Holliman on Thursday night for cyberstalking a Marine Patrol officer. Holliman was arrested without incident at his home in McHenry and was brought to the Jackson County jail where his bond was set at $2,500. The Stone

16-36-MMS| May 26, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources are reminding recreational anglers that the state season for harvesting Red Snapper will open Friday.   Mississippi territorial waters will be open from 12:01 a.m. May 27 through 11:59 p.m. Sept. 5. The bag limit will be two Red Snapper

16-35-MMS| May 23, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Ten of the top chefs from across the state will compete Thursday night to be the king or queen of Mississippi Seafood. The seventh annual Mississippi Seafood Cook-Off will be held from 6-9 p.m. May 26 at Café Climb in Gulfport. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.Each chef will

16-34-MMS| May 20, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources said Friday that Marine Patrol officers will perform courtesy inspections of shrimp boats to make sure the Turtle Excluder Device is installed properly.   “With shrimp season beginning soon, we want to make sure that all shrimpers are equipped with