13-57-CWS | May 20, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) Marine Patrol received a call at 6:34 p.m. Sunday, May 19, reporting that a kayaker was in the water after his 8-foot kayak had overturned in the waters on the Ocean Springs side of the Biloxi-Ocean Springs Bridge. At 6:48

13-56-LST| May 20, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The Hancock County Board of Supervisors and Diamondhead Property Owners Association have filed an application for a wetlands permit with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources requesting authorization to excavate and dredge accreted sediment in Devil’s Elbow, an oxbow of Rotten Bayou, in Diamondhead. Accelerated sedimentation, due to

13-55-SLP| May 17, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) Lyman Fish Hatchery released 49,592 Florida Largemouth Bass fingerlings this week in the Pascagoula, Tchoutacabouffa and Jordan rivers. The fish have a fast growth rate, growing up to three pounds a year and reaching weights of well over 10 pounds. “This release

13-54-SLP| May 16, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) has announced today that Marine Patrol Chief Walter “Tiny” Chataginer will be retiring May 31 with more than 34 years of law enforcement service to the State of Mississippi. Chief Chataginer began his career with the Biloxi Police Department in September 1979.

13-53-SLP| May 15, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (MCMR) will hold its May meeting on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 9 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Bolton State Building, 1141 Bayview Avenue in Biloxi.   The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and

13-52-SLP| May 10, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – May is American Wetlands Month!—Learn! Explore! Take Action! Join the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve on May 18, 9-11:30 a.m., in a kayaking adventure to learn about the plants and animals of a salt marsh and the many important functions that wetlands

13-51-SLP| May 3, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. —The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) announced today that Kelly Lucas, Ph.D., would be joining its staff as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO), effective May 7. Dr. Lucas will be responsible for the management of research and scientific projects, the development of collaborative programs with other agencies and assistance

13-50-SLP| May 1, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) announced that it has begun a 60-day comprehensive evaluation to identify and recommend a plan of action to correct any fiscal and programmatic deficiencies, and to ensure more transparency, efficiency and accountability in the future.    “The challenges we have

13-49-CWS | May 1, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. —The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) Marine Patrol issued citations to 11 people on four boats for possession of red snapper during a closed season and over the daily bag limit in federal waters on April 27 and April 28. The citations were turned over to the

13-48-LST| April 15, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The University of South Alabama Faculty Senate has honored the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) with its Outstanding Research Partner Award at the annual awards banquet held April 13 in Fairhope, Ala. The Grand Bay NERR and Weeks Bay NERR were jointly nominated and selected to