13-94-MMS| September 16, 2013 MOSS POINT, Miss. – In honor of National Estuaries Day, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is hosting a special Seaside with a Scientist adventure on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 8 a.m. until noon.   The event is free, and visitors will travel by boat

13-96-CWS | September 13, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The supplemental fall recreational fishing season for red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) will open in Mississippi territorial waters on Oct. 1, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. with a two (2) fish bag limit and a sixteen (16) inch minimum size limit. The season is set to run fourteen (14)

13-93-CWS | September 9, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – Volunteer registration for the 25th annual Mississippi Coastal Cleanup is now open. Groups, families and individuals are invited to volunteer. Groups are asked to register by Oct. 7. This year’s event will be held from 8-11 a.m. on Oct. 19.   Mississippi Coastal Cleanup is the state’s

13-92-CWS | August 20, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (MCMR) certified three Mississippi recreational saltwater fishing records during its August meeting.   Joey Davis of Ocean Springs broke the state conventional tackle record for Bearded Brotula with a 17-pound, 8-ounce fish on June 17, 2013.   Wil Brown of Gautier

13-91-CWS | August 16, 2013 MOSS POINT, Miss. – On Saturday Aug. 24 from 8 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., Education Coordinator Jennifer Buchanan is hosting a free paddling Adventure Quencher program for beginners at the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, a part of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Participants will be given a

13-90-CWS | August 12, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The first three miles of the Heritage Trail that begins at INFINITY Science Center will open Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that includes officials from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Partners for Stennis, USM, NASA and Hancock County.   The 3.2-mile trail, called Possum Walk, starts

13-88-CWS | August 8, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) will host a Basic Seafood training, Segment 1 and Segment 2 on Sept. 16 – 18, 2013.  This training is required for all seafood dealers to become a certified Seafood Dealer of Mississippi. There are limited slots available in this

13-87-CWS | August 6, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The commercial fishing season for spotted seatrout will close in Mississippi territorial waters on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.   The opening and closing of the commercial spotted seatrout season is issued under the authority of Section 49-15-15 1 (a) (2009) of the Mississippi Code

13-86-CWS | August 1, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) will host a one day Servsafe Training on August 12, 2013, Sept 2, 10, and 16 , 2013.  This certification is required for selling cooked product and  will be a FREE training for the first 100 participants. This training is

13-86-CWS | July 19, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources have accepted the bids for two recreational fishing boats and will award them to the two highest bidders.   The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources opened the 26 bids at its meeting Tuesday, July 16, and a committee reviewed