25-41-CWS | August 29, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational fishing season for Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) will open in Mississippi territorial waters on September 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. local time and close on November 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. local time. The
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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 Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) shall open in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m. local time on September 1, 2025, and shall close at 12:01 a.m. local time
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25-40-CWS | August 29, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is hosting a photo contest, and the winners will be used in the agency’s 2026 calendar. The deadline to submit entries is Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Submitted photos should depict an aspect of the marine resources available on the
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25-39-CWS | August 25, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational fishing season for Gag (Mycteroperca microlepsis) will open in Mississippi territorial waters on September 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. local time and close September 15, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. local time. The Mississippi Department
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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 Gag (Mycteroperca microlepis) shall open in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m., local time, on September 1, 2025, and shall close at 12:01 a.m., local time, on
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25-38-CWS | August 20, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified a conventional tackle state saltwater fishing record for the month of August. Brandon Hogue of Kiln set the record for Conger Eel (Conger oceanicus) with a fish weighing 30 pounds, 2.24 ounces. Photos courtesy MS Department of Marine
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25-37-CWS | August 15, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – Beginning Monday, August 18, 2025, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) Licensing Office will temporarily relocate to the MDMR’s Pass Christian Check Station, located at 104 South Market Street in Pass Christian. The MDMR Licensing Office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until
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25-36-CWS | August 15, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the City of Biloxi’s City Hall on the 2nd floor, located at 140 Lameuse Street in Biloxi. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. The meeting will broadcast live on the Mississippi Department of
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25-35-CWS | July 29, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) announced today that the recreational fishing season for Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) will open in Mississippi territorial waters on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. local time. MDMR officials also announced the closing of the commercial
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 commercial fishing season for Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) shall close in Mississippi territorial waters at 11 :59 p.m., local time, on August 1, 2025. DOWNLOAD PDF
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