14-59-CWS | June 26, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – MDMR Executive Director Jamie Miller said Thursday that Mississippi anglers will be allowed to harvest red snapper in state waters every weekend in July.   Miller announced his decision Thursday afternoon after the Commission on Marine Resources voted 3-0 to give him the authority to open a

14-55-CWS | June 25, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – Several law enforcement agencies on the Coast are participating this weekend in Operation Dry Water, a national campaign to promote awareness and enforcement of boating under the influence.   Agencies along the Coast that will take part in the campaign include Marine Patrol officers with the Mississippi

14-54-CWS | June 18, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – Nearly 370 boats filled the Mississippi Sound just before daybreak Wednesday, with shrimpers waiting eagerly for 6 a.m. so they could lower their trawls into the water for the start of this year’s shrimp season.   Many boats could be seen from the beach Tuesday evening, iced

14-53-CWS | June 17, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources certified two recreational saltwater conventional tackle records at its meeting June 17.   Donald L. Bosarge II of Gautier broke the record for gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) with a 15-pound, 4-ounce fish on May 24. The previous record was 14 pounds,

14-51-CWS | June 13, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, June 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

14-52-CWS | June 13, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – Are you curious about the bats that call Mississippi home? If so, make plans to attend the Grand Bay NERR’s June Adventure Quencher: “The Bats of Mississippi and Where they Live” from 6-9 p.m. Friday, June 20.   Kathy Shelton, a bat biologist with the Mississippi Department

14-50-CWS | June 10, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) has set the opening date of the 2014-2015 shrimp season in Mississippi territorial waters for 6 a.m., Wednesday, June 18, 2014.   All regulations set forth in ordinances of the MDMR will be in full force and effect and all boats

14-48-LST| June 5, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) would like anglers to know that the first weekend of National Fishing and Boating Week, June 7 and 8, 2014, is designated as “Free Fishing Weekend,” and July 4 of each year is designated as “Free Saltwater Sport Fishing Day.” Any

14-47-CWS | May 30, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is asking recreational fishermen to participate in a voluntary reporting program for red snapper during the 2014 season.   Red snapper season begins Sunday, June 1, at midnight and ends June 9 at midnight.   “The captain of each recreational vessel

14-45-CWS | May 27, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – Mississippi Department of Marine Resources officials are investigating two boating incidents that happened over the Memorial Day weekend.   Marine Patrol officers on Sunday, May 25, responded to an accident about 4 p.m. on the Biloxi River near Interstate 10 in which 28-year-old Joshua Turnipseed was riding