16-33-MMS| May 17, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – The Grand Bay NERR will host a nature photography workshop from 3-8 p.m. Friday, May 20.   The workshop is the Adventure Quencher for May, and the instructor is Robert Smith, coastal program coordinator for Wildlife Mississippi.   Participants will learn how settings, lenses and perspectives impact the

16-32-CWS | May 13, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, May 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

16-31-MMS| May 11, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Wednesday that recreational anglers will be allowed to harvest Red Snapper in state waters from May 27 through Sept. 5.   Mississippi territorial waters will be open from 12:01 a.m. May 27 through 11:59 p.m. Sept. 5. The bag

16-30-CWS | May 6, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Friday that two areas will reopen to the harvest of oysters at legal sunrise Monday, May 9.These conditionally approved areas are:   Area II “E” – This area includes Square Handkerchief Reef and southern portions of Henderson Point

16-28-MMS| April 27, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is extending shrimping season until 6 a.m. Sunday, May 15.This applies to Mississippi territorial waters south of the Intracoastal Waterway.All rules set forth in regulations of the MDMR are in effect, and all boats engaged in catching or transporting shrimp in or

16-27-CWS | April 26, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Tuesday that two areas will reopen to the harvest of oysters at legal sunrise Wednesday, April 27.   These conditionally approved areas are:Area II “E” – This area includes Square Handkerchief Reef and southern portions of Henderson Point

16-26-MMS| April 20, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – A total of 2,530 derelict crab traps were removed during the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ Blue Crab Restoration Program.   The program was held April 12-14, 2016, and the crab traps were recycled at Owens scrap-metal facility in Ocean Springs.   A total of 53 registered commercial

16-24-CWS | April 15, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, April 19, 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

16-25-CWS | April 15, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – NOAA Fisheries will host a public meeting to discuss potential skimmer trawl regulations in the Southeast United States on Wednesday, April 20, from 5 until 7 p.m. at the Biloxi Visitors Center, located at 1050 Beach Boulevard.   The meeting will allow fishermen and other constituents the

16-23-MMS| March 30, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced that two areas closed to the harvest of oysters at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 30.These conditionally approved areas are:   Area II “E” – This area includes Square Handkerchief Reef and southern portions of Henderson Point Reef.   Area II