12-47-CWS | July 12, 2012 BILOXI, Miss. –The Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) will host their July Adventure Quencher: Survival in the Marsh on Saturday, July 21, from 9 a.m. until noon at the Grand Bay Coastal Resources Center located at 6005 Bayou Heron Road near Moss Point. This fun, family-friendly event is geared toward teaching

12-46-CWS | July 6, 2012 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (MCMR) will hold its July meeting on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 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

12-44-CWS | July 3, 2012 BILOXI, Miss. – At a special meeting of the MCMR held on July 2, 2012, the Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (MCMR) unanimously passed a resolution opposing Louisiana’s move to extend its state water boundaries gulfward into federal waters.   The approved resolution has been submitted to the Mississippi Attorney General’s

12-45-CWS | July 3, 2012 BILOXI, Miss. – Recreational fishing season for red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) will be extended in Mississippi territorial waters by six days. The season will close July 17, 2012, at 12:01 a.m. This six-day extension was issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service.   The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to

12-43-CWS | July 2, 2012 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (CMR) unanimously approved a Sea Turtle Study Resolution, which was presented to them for approval at the June 19, 2012, CMR meeting.   The approved resolution was submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and requested

12-42-CWS | June 29, 2012 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (CMR) will hold a special meeting Monday, July 2, 2012, at 8 a.m. at the Bolton State Building, 1141 Bayview Ave., Biloxi. The agenda item for this special meeting will pertain to Louisiana’s gulfward boundary extension.   The Mississippi Department of Marine

12-40-CWS | June 28, 2012 BILOXI, Miss. – The 2012-2013 edition of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ (MDMR) Guide to Mississippi Saltwater Fishing Rules and Regulations is now available at the MDMR office located at 1141 Bayview Ave., Biloxi and will soon be available at bait shops all along the Coast. It can also be

12-41-CWS | June 28, 2012 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) would like anglers to know that July 4 is designated as “Free Saltwater Sport Fishing Day” on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Any person may saltwater sport fish without a license in the marine waters of Mississippi (waters south of Interstate

12-29-CWS | June 25, 2012 BILOXI, Miss. – The Commission on Marine Resources (CMR) certified two Mississippi recreational saltwater fishing records during its June meeting.   Austin Fox of Vancleave broke the state conventional tackle record for Bonnethead with a 13-pound, 8.64-ounce fish on April 29, 2012.   Breanna Gray of Austin, Texas broke the state

12-38-CWS | June 13, 2012 BILOXI, Miss.– The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ (MDMR) Marine Patrol issued a citation to a man today who was commercially fishing north of the CSX railroad bridge, which is prohibited under Mississippi law. MDMR Marine Patrol Officer Jeffery Payne cited the man, who he encountered commercial fishing north of