14-79-MMS| September 16, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources certified four state saltwater fishing records during its Sept. 16 meeting.   Timothy Striegel of Jackson broke the conventional tackle record for Speckled Hind with a 5-pound, 8.8-ounce fish. The previous record was 1 pound, 9.3 ounces set in June 2014.  

14-78-CWS | September 11, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, September 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

14-77-MMS| September 5, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – Volunteer registration for the 26th Annual Mississippi Coastal Cleanup is now open. Groups, families and individuals are invited to volunteer to clean up more than 50 sites along the Coast.   Online registration will be open through Oct. 15, and this year’s event will be held from 8-11

14-76-MMS| September 3, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – Marine Patrol officers with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources issued five boating under the influence citations during the Labor Day weekend.   In addition, officers issued 22 citations for boat and water safety violations between Saturday and Monday.   Officers checked a total of 367 boats and

14-75-CWS | August 26, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer, and many Coast residents and visitors take advantage of the holiday to go boating.   Keith Davis, chief of Marine Patrol for the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, is asking boaters to take the proper precautions as they

14-73-MMS| August 19, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources certified three recreational conventional tackle records during its Aug. 19 meeting.   Thor Goodfellow of Gulfport established a state record for a cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) with a 28-pound, 9-ounce fish on July 5, 2014.   Riley Saucier of Pascagoula broke the

14-74-MMS| August 19, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Tuesday that the commercial and recreational fishing seasons for Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) will close in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25, 2014.   This closing is under the authority of Mississippi Code Ann.49-15-15(1)(a)(2009) and through

14-71-MMS| August 15, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, August 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 conserving

14-72-MMS| August 15, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – More than 2,000 red snapper were released Friday on an artificial reef south of Ship Island in order to produce more of this fish that is so popular along the Gulf Coast.   Representatives from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf

14-70-MMS| August 12, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – Want to learn more about turtles? Join the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve on Saturday for this month’s Adventure Quencher on turtles.   The NERR, in partnership with Christina Mohrman of NOAA’s Cooperative Science Center, is hosting a free, hands-on presentation featuring many local species of turtles.