13-67-CWS | June 7, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – In a press release dated June 5, 2013, NOAA Fisheries modified the 2013 recreational red snapper season in federal waters from the previously announced thirty-four (34) days to only twenty-eight (28) days. The reduction in the length of the recreational season was required by a ruling by

13-67-CWS | June 7, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – In a press release dated June 5, 2013, NOAA Fisheries modified the 2013 recreational red snapper season in federal waters from the previously announced thirty-four (34) days to only twenty-eight (28) days. The reduction in the length of the recreational season was required by a ruling by

13-68-CWS | June 7, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – On Saturday, June 15, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. join the staff of the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) and grab a camera, phone, tablet, or mobile device to Capture the Natural World during Nature Photography Day.  Sponsored by the North American Nature

13-64-CWS | May 30, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve are hosting a free workshop about updated Mississippi general permits on June 19, 10 a.m.-noon, at the Bolton State Office Building Auditorium, 1141 Bayview Ave., Biloxi.   The workshop is designed to inform

13-63-SLP| May 28, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – During the 2013 session, the Mississippi Legislature voted to amend Mississippi Code Section 3-3-1 to extend the territorial boundary of the State of Mississippi to three leagues seaward from the shoreline of Mississippi’s barrier islands, effective July 1, 2013. The federal government has not approved and does not

13-61-CWS | May 24, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The recreational fishing season for greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) will close in Mississippi territorial waters on June 1, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.   The closing of this season is issued under the authority of Section 49-15-15 (1) (a) (2009), of the Mississippi Code.   The season shall

13-62-CWS | May 24, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The recreational fishing season for gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) will close in Mississippi territorial waters on June 1, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.   The closing of this season is issued under the authority of Section 49-15-15 (1) (a) (2009), of the Mississippi Code.   The season shall

13-60-LST| May 24, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The recreational fishing season for red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) will open in Mississippi territorial waters on June 1, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. with a two (2) fish bag limit and a sixteen (16) inch minimum size limit. Currently the season is set to run thirty-four (34) days and

13-59-SLP| May 22, 2013 BILOXI, Miss.—With the Memorial Day weekend upon us, more boaters will be testing the warm waters of the season. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) would like to remind boaters to keep safety in mind before embarking on any summer boating fun.   “Common courtesy and common sense go hand

13-58-LST| May 21, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (MCMR) certified two Mississippi recreational saltwater conventional tackle records during its May 21 meeting.   David Floyd of Pascagoula broke the state record for Spotted Seatrout with a 10-pound, 10-ounce fish on April 8, 2013.   Mark Alan Ros Jr. of Ocean