13-36-CWS |March 22, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) announces the opening of Area II “E” Conditionally Approved Waters and Area II “F” Conditionally Approved Waters to the harvest of oysters for tonging only, effective at legal sunrise, Monday, March 25, 2013.   Area II “E” Conditionally Approved Waters (opening)

13-35-CWS | March 21, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – Come out and enjoy two free festivals at one time!  For a FREE, fun and educational event for the whole family, visit the annual Celebrate the Gulf Marine Education Festival on Saturday, April 6, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Established  over 20 years ago, Celebrate

13-34-CWS | March 20, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – Commercial Oyster Harvest Vessel Licenses for the 2013-2014 license year will be available for renewals only beginning Monday, April 1, 2013. Licenses will be limited to the same number and type of license (Resident Dredging, Resident Tonging, Non-Resident Dredging and Non-Resident Tonging) purchased during the 2012-2013 license

13-32-CWS | March 15, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) Marine Patrol recued two men today whose 21-foot catamaran style boat was swamped near Square Handkerchief Reef about four miles south of the Bay. St. Louis Bridge.   The two men, Michael Mong, 32, the captain of the boat, and

13-32-CWS | March 15, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) Marine Patrol recued two men today whose 21-foot catamaran style boat was swamped near Square Handkerchief Reef about four miles south of the Bay. St. Louis Bridge.   The two men, Michael Mong, 32, the captain of the boat, and

13-31-CWS | March 14, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) announces the closing of Area II “E” Conditionally Approved Waters and Area II “F” Conditionally Approved Waters to the harvest of oysters , effective at 4 p.m., Thursday, March 14, 2013, due to Pearl River stage exceeding MDMR’s management plan

13-30-CWS | March 12, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (MCMR) will hold its March meeting on Tuesday, Mar. 19, 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

13-29-CWS | March 9, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) announces the opening of Area II “E” Conditionally Approved Waters and Area II “F” Conditionally Approved Waters to the harvest of oysters for tonging only, effective at legal sunrise, Monday, March 11, 2013.   Area II “E” Conditionally Approved Waters

13-28-CWS | March 8, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. –Learn about insect pollinators and small scale beekeeping basics at the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ (MSDMR) Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Grand Bay NERR) free Adventure Quencher event March 15, 5:30-9 p.m., and March 16, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., at the Grand Bay Coastal Resources Center in

13-27-CWS | March 8, 2013 BILOXI, Miss. —The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) Marine Patrol recovered the body of a young white male about 4.3 miles south of Biloxi beach. A charter boat fisherman called Marine Patrol at 1:10 p.m. today to report a body floating in the Mississippi Sound. Marine Patrol officers recovered