16-10-MMS| March 1, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources on Tuesday presented five Coast students with the MDMR Excellence in Marine Sciences Award as part of the Region VI Science and Engineering Fair. The MDMR has been giving the award for 20 years, and it was established to encourage local
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16-09-CWS | February 19, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Organizers of the Celebrate the Gulf Marine Education Festival will hold the second annual children’s coloring contest in conjunction with this year’s event. The competition is open to students in Kindergarten through eighth grade, and they are asked to submit an original design that depicts the
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16-08-CWS | February 12, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, February 16, 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
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16-07-CWS | February 9, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – The Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve will hold a free beginning yoga session at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at its facility in Jackson County. “Yoga on the Estuary” will be taught by Sandy Chesnut, who was certified as a yoga instructor in Baja, Mexico. No
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16-06-CWS | January 25, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – The Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Jackson County is one of 186 federal sites selected to receive a 2015 field trip grant from the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks. The $650 grant provides funding to the Boys and Girls Clubs of the
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Below are some of the most frequently asked questions about the Mississippi Department of Resources’ Oyster Recovery Program: Q. When does the program start? A. The program begins Monday, Jan. 18 at legal sunrise. Q. How long will it last? A. The program will last as long as there are oysters in the St. Joe
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16-05-CWS | January 25, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will end Phase I of the emergency Oyster Recovery Program on Wednesday, Executive Director Jamie Miller said.Miller said weather conditions and the availability of oysters were factors in making the decision. “After evaluating what the fishermen harvested on Wednesday, we
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16-03-CWS | January 15, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – The Oyster Recovery Program initiated by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will begin at legal sunrise Monday, Jan. 18. MDMR officials will open Area I B – St. Joe Reef – and all commercial fishermen who have been approved will be allowed to catch and
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16-04-CWS | January 15, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, January 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
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16-02-CWS | January 12, 2016 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Monday that the agency will begin Phase I of an emergency oyster resource recovery program in response to the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Jan. 10. MDMR will hold informational meetings at 9 a.m. and
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