11-70-CWS | June 9, 2011 BILOXI, Miss. — Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) will host a guided paddling exploration of Bayou Heron, Saturday, June 18, at 7:15 a.m. NERR Education Coordinator Jennifer Buchanan will lead the free tour and share stories about the marks left behind on the land by our early settlers

11-69-CWS | June 3, 2011 BILOXI, Miss. – The commercial fishing season for spotted seatrout will close in Mississippi territorial waters on Monday, June 6, 2011, at 6 a.m. The season will reopen Jan. 1, 2012.   The closing of the commercial spotted seatrout season is issued under the authority of Section 49-15-15 1 (a)

11-67-CWS | June 2, 2011 BILOXI, Miss. – Coastal Mississippi is currently under extreme drought conditions. After two recent wildfires on Deer Island, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is reminding the public that Harrison and Jackson counties along the coast have a burn ban in effect that prohibits any outdoor burning, including campfires.

11-66-CWS | June 1, 2011 BILOXI, Miss. – The first weekend of National Fishing and Boating Week in June of each year is designated as “Free Fishing Weekend.” In 2011, those dates are June 4 and 5. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) would like anglers to know that any person may saltwater sport

11-65-CWS | May 27, 2011 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 (DMR) would like to remind boaters to keep safety in mind before embarking on any summer boating fun.   “Common courtesy and common sense go

11-64-CWS | May 25, 2011 BILOXI, Miss.— Mississippi’s shrimp season opened to windy conditions and choppy waters at 6 a.m., May 25, 2011, the earliest shrimp season on record. Shrimp season opens in Mississippi territorial waters when sampling shows shrimp have reached the 68-count-per-pound state statute requirement. According to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’

11-61-CWS | May 19, 2011 BILOXI, Miss. – Recreational fishing season for red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) opens in Mississippi territorial waters on June 1, 2011, at 12:01 a.m. and will close July 19, 2011, at 12:01 a.m. This coincides with the opening and closing of red snapper season in federal waters.Current Mississippi state regulations for

11-62-CWS | May 19, 2011 BILOXI, Miss. – Commercial fishing season for greater amberjack will close in Mississippi territorial waters on Saturday, June 18, 2011, at 12:01 a.m. and remain closed through Dec. 31, 2011. This coincides with the opening and closing of commercial greater amberjack season in federal waters.   The last day to

11-63-CWS | May 19, 2011 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ (DMR) Marine Patrol and its dive team are assisting the United States Coast Guard (USCG) in a search for three people missing in the Mississippi Sound following a collision between the Eurus London, a 660-foot container ship and the Sandy Point,

11-60-CWS | May 18, 2011 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has set the opening date of the 2011-2012 shrimp season in Mississippi territorial waters for 6 a.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2011.   All regulations set forth in ordinances of the DMR will be in full force and effect and all