14-43-CWS | May 22, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will begin a voluntary red snapper reporting program for recreational fishermen on June 1.   This program will allow agency officials to better track how many red snapper are being harvested and landed in Mississippi.   The program received unanimous approval

14-44-CWS | May 21, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – This year’s Mississippi Seafood Cook-Off won’t just name the state’s top seafood chef, but also will help feed the hungry along the Gulf Coast and aid tornado victims in North Mississippi.   Hattiesburg chef Robert St. John will emcee the event, and Mississippi artist Wyatt Waters will

14-42-LST| May 20, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (MCMR) certified a Mississippi recreational saltwater conventional tackle record during its May 20 meeting.   Thomas O’Brien of Pascagoula broke the state conventional record for Atlantic bumper with a 6.03-ounce fish on April 27, 2014. The previous record was 3.45 ounces set

14-41-CWS | May 16, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will hold a public meeting Thursday, May 22, to get input from resident commercially licensed oyster and crab fishermen affected by the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway in 2011.   The hearing is from 6-8 p.m. at St. Thomas the

14-40-CWS | May 15, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, July 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

14-39-CWS | May 9, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ Seafood Marketing Program will hold the Fifth Annual Mississippi Seafood Cook-Off on Friday, May 30th. This state-wide cooking competition will take place from 4 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Slavonian Lodge in Biloxi.   The cooking competition, emceed by chef,

14-36-LST| May 2, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources/Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR), in partnership with Wildlife Mississippi, presents a free hands-on flower photography workshop May 17 from 9a.m. to noon at the Grand Bay Coastal Resources Center in Moss Point featuring Robert Smith (www.photobiologist.com).   During the workshop, Smith

19-41-LST| July 12, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) invites all interested Mississippi recreational saltwater fishermen and for-hire vessel owners to attend a Red Snapper Summit on Tuesday, May 6, at 6 p.m. at the Biloxi Civic Center (adjacent to the Biloxi Public Library), 578 Howard Avenue in Biloxi. The

14-35-CWS | April 25, 2014 BILOXI, Miss. – Oyster season closed Friday to conserve the resource, officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced.   All areas and waters previously opened to the harvest of oysters by the 2013-2014 Limited Mississippi Oyster Season are now closed.   This action was taken under the provisions

19-41-CWS | July 12, 2019 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (MCMR) certified a Mississippi recreational saltwater conventional tackle record during its April 15 meeting.   Don Wheeler of Laurel broke the state conventional record for greater amberjack with a 126‐pound fish on March 22, 2014. The previous record was 124.4 pounds