Under the authority of Mississippi Code Ann. § 49-15-15, the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources does hereby order that: The recreational harvest for Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) shall close in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m., local time, on January 1, 2026. DOWNLOAD PDF

Under the authority of Mississippi Code Ann. § 49-15-15, the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources does hereby order that: The recreational fishing season for Red Grouper (Epinephelus morio) shall open in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m., local time, on January 1, 2026. DOWNLOAD PDF

Sawgrass Development, LLC has filed notice of a proposed project which requires review by the MS Department of Marine Resources to ensure compliance with the state’s approved Coastal Program under the Coastal Zone Management Act. The applicant is proposing to permanently fill 11.37 acres of non-tidal wetlands for the construction of a multi-family housing development

By virtue of the authority vested in the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) under the provisions of §49-15-15 (1) (a) Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the MDMR does hereby declare and order that: All waters north of the Intracoastal Waterway in Mississippi territorial waters are hereby declared closed at 12:01 a.m., January 1, 2026

In accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Code Title 22, Part 1 and the “Order by the Director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Opening the 2025 – 2026 Public Mississippi Oyster Season for the harvest of oysters in certain waters classified as approved and conditionally approved, and placing certain restrictions on oyster harvesting and

In accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Code Title 22, Part 1 and the “Order by the Director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Opening the 2025 – 2026 Public Mississippi Oyster Season for the harvest of oysters in certain waters classified as approved and conditionally approved, and placing certain restrictions on oyster harvesting and

Notice is given to mariners that Mike Hooks LLC cutterhead Dredge E. Stroud will begin maintenance dredging operations in the Biloxi Harbor on or around 17 December 2025. Dredging operations will be located in the Mississippi Sound portion of the Biloxi Harbor navigation channel north of the intersection of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW). The