15-12-CWS | February 19, 2015 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, February 24, in Gautier. The meeting begins at 10 a.m. and will be held at Gautier City Hall, 3330 U.S. 90, Gautier. An agenda is attached. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and conserving

15-11-CWS | February 18, 2015 BILOXI, Miss. – Organizers of the Celebrate the Gulf Marine Education Festival will hold the first 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 conservation or scenic

15-10-CWS | February 12, 2015 BILOXI, Miss. – A Gulfport man was arrested this week after he tried to sell oysters on Facebook without a dealer’s license. Quintinn Miller, 22, of 31 31st St., Gulfport, was booked on five charges after he advertised the popular seafood and tried to sell the oysters to officers with the

15-09-CWS | February 9, 2015 BILOXI, Miss. – The Governor’s Oyster Restoration and Resiliency Council will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum in Biloxi. The full council will meet first and hear a presentation by Jamie Miller, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. The

15-08-CWS | February 6, 2015 BILOXI, Miss. – The recreational fishing season for gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) will close in Mississippi territorial waters on Feb. 7, 2015 at 12:01 a.m. local time. The closing of this season is issued by officials of the Department of Marine Resources under the authority of Section 49‐15‐15 (1) (a)

15-07-CWS | February 1, 2015 BILOXI, Miss. – Two areas will reopen Monday at legal sunrise for oyster tonging, officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Sunday. These areas are: Area I “B” Conditionally Approved Waters – This area includes St. Joseph’s (St. Joe’s) Reef.Area II “F” Conditionally Approved Waters – This area includes southern portions

15-06-CWS | January 30, 2015 BILOXI, Miss. – Gov. Phil Bryant will participate in two events with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources on Monday, Feb. 2.At 1 p.m., Gov. Bryant will sign an executive order creating The Governor’s Oyster Restoration and Resiliency Council. The council and its committees will meet over the next few

15-05-CWS | January 23, 2015 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources said several oyster reefs will close at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, due to excessive rainfall.  The following reefs will close: Area I “B” Conditionally Approved Waters – This area includes St. Joseph’s (St. Joe’s) Reef.Area II “A” Conditionally Approved Waters

15-04-CWS | January 16, 2015 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, January 20, 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

15-02-CWS | January 13, 2015 BILOXI, Miss. – Several areas will reopen for the harvest of oysters at legal sunrise on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Tuesday.   Those areas are:   Area I “B” Conditionally Approved Waters – This area includes St. Joseph’s (St. Joe’s) Reef.Area II